Frivolous Lola
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Movie Reviews of Frivolous Lola
Movie Review: Delightful celebration of life... Disappointing DVD transfer from Cult Epics
Summary: 4 Stars
This is Tinto Brass' most delightful film, full of vitality and joie de vivre. There is practically no plot. Lola (Anna Ammirati) wants to experience sex. Her puritanical boyfriend, Masetto (Mario Parodi), does not. He wants her chaste until their wedding. But Lola is so achingly beautiful and gaminely charming that even celibate priests can't help looking twice and staring in rapt adoration. Ordinary mortals lust for her in much more sinful ways. So it comes as no surprise that Lola gets her wish. The film is a zesty celebration of life. It leaves you feeling refreshed, happy and puts a smile on your face for the rest of the day. It is NOT porn. It is Italian erotic comedy at its finest. It is sad that many viewers today cannot see the beauty of such films anymore, films that celebrate the beauty of the female form, the joys of sex, and ultimately, the simple fact of being alive.
Anna Ammirati is absolutely gorgeous as the winsome and irrepressible Lola. The camera cannot get enough of her. There is no explicit sex here, but there is plenty of full frontal nudity and Tinto Brass' trademark fetish for round female bottoms, hairy bushes, and the obligatory shot of his heroine peeing. If this disturbs you, then you should stay away.
The 1950s-influenced soundtrack contributes much to the happy feel of this film. From the upbeat title track, "Mona Monella," sung by Anna Ammirati herself (during the bicycling sequence and the end credits) to the half dozen other gems, including the infectious and very danceable "Mambo Italiano," to American classics like "Be Bop A Lula," "Let's Twist Again" and "In the Mood," the songs breathe with the sunny nature of this happy film.
Unfortunately this "Special Edition" DVD from Cult Epics is a disappointment. It is presented in its entirety, finally uncut and in its orignal theatrical aspect ratio of 1.66:1. However it comes without anamorphic enhancement (not enhanced for widescreen TV). But what is so unforgivable about this edition is how poor the picture actually looks. It doesn't look at all like it was made in 1998. It looks more like a half-hearted transfer of a film from the early 70s. Colors are lacklustre, especially so in exterior shots where they appear washed out. Picture is soft and grainy, partly due to the director's use of soft-focus but also in large part due to the transfer. A lot of the exteriors (and some interiors) look like they were shot through a perpetual soft haze. A very poor effort by Cult Epics. Thankfully, Cult Epics has provided the original Italian Dolby Stereo track which sounds surprisingly good, especially in the music sequences. Optional English subtitles are also provided. This is a treasurable film and it deserves to be properly remastered.
Movie Review: Artistic Film
Summary: 4 Stars
Very entertaining. The bicycle riding sequences at the beginning of the film were quite different from anything I've seen before and pull you into the movie. Lola is somewhat bratty, and risque, but quite sexy and fun. There were very beautiful camera pull-back scenes in large rooms (or maybe that was in Cheeky, I rented them at the same time, but it was not quite as interesting). Definitely worth watching, despite the few bad reviews posted here.Movie Review: Frivolous Lola: Fun, entertaining, adult.
Summary: 4 Stars
Frivolous Lola is a timeless classic of erotique cinema. Without divulging too much of the plot, Lola takes great delight in winning the attention of other men to make her fiance jealous. A delightful story with erotique overtones...fun for adults of all ages but keep away from kids to avoid embarassing conversations. ;PMovie Review: disapointing
Summary: 2 Stars
When they made the english version they cut to many scenes. I was very disapointed in this movie.Movie Review: Needs a bit more of a story...
Summary: 1 Stars
I really don't know what I was expecting from this movie, but this really isn't what I'm into for movies. I know it tries to be a dramatic and artsy movie, but it felt like they used this guise to film a softcore porn. I mean, I don't mind naked women, but this movie just felt overly forced. Not to mention the character development and interaction was quite boring.
Basically Lola is engaged to some young bread maker named Matasso. She spends a good portion of the film trying to get him to sleep with her. Her "father" Andre also appears to be some kind of risqué photographer that also takes liberties with the women he photographs. The film has a lot to do with voyeurism in concept and I suspect that is kind of the target audience. If you're into that, then you'll definitely love this because the way certain scenes are filmed it's as if you're "snooping" in on Lola, rather than watching the movie. Either way you look at it, this is a highly sexually charged movie. If that's what you're looking for, go for it. I have nothing against people making this stuff or watching it, it just wasn't my thing. If the background story was at least interesting to me, I would have liked this much more, but I got fairly bored with the tale. I think my problem lies in the fact that I didn't think the story was the focus of the film; rather Lola being topless was much more important. I mean, I can see that kind of stuff for free and not on TV, so when I sit down to watch a video I want something more to draw me in. This failed to do that.
Either way you look at it, I'm not going to enjoy this kind of a movie. I just thought I would let anyone else know about what this is like, because the way it's advertised does seem kind of interesting. This just didn't live up to the way the film was advertised at all on here and I think that's where it lost me. This is definitely the kind of movie you're either going to love (especially if you're a voyeur) or dislike.