Olla (film)
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| Edited by | Yorgos Mavropsaridis |
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Running time | 28 minutes |
| Countries | France United Kingdom |
| Language | French |
Olla is a 2019 French short film written and directed by Ariane Labed, her directorial debut.[1]
Synopsis
It follows Olla, a woman from Eastern Europe, who responds to an advertisement on a dating site. She then moves in with Pierre, who lives with his elderly mother in a suburb of France.[2]
Filming
Filming of Olla took place primarily in Nevers, France.[3]
Critical response
Olla received citical acclaimed, Kennith Rosario of Hindu appreciated the film for depicting the power play in unusal relationship.[4] In his review for Guardian Phill Hoad writes about Labed's humorous inflections devolve into frenzy and violence in a controlled manner that bodes well for whatever full-length work she may have in the works.[5]
Awards & nominations
Nominations
- Canne's Directors' Fortnight[6]
- BFI London Film Festival[7]
- Telluride Film Festival[8]
- Sundance Film Festival[9]
- Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival[10]
Awards
- Grand Prize, SACD Best Fiction Award, and Students' Price at Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival[10]
- Best Comedy Short, Crested Butte Film Festival[11]
- Louis le Prince Prize for Best Short Film at Leeds International Film Festival[12]
- Best Actress for Romana Lobach at Aguilar Film Festival[13]
- Best Film & SACD prize at Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival[10]
References
- ^ Raup, Jordan (2020-01-23). "Ariane Labed on Her Directing Debut Olla, Learning from Joanna Hogg, and the Dynamics of Acting". Retrieved 2023-08-21.
- ^ "Short Film Friday: Olla". The Floating Magazine. Retrieved 2023-08-21.
- ^ ""It Was As if We Shot With Ektachrome": DP Balthazar Lab on Olla | Filmmaker Magazine". Filmmaker (magazine). 2020-01-26. Retrieved 2023-08-21.
- ^ "'Olla' review: Revelatory and enigmatic". The Hindu. 2020-05-28. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2023-08-21.
- ^ Hoad, Phil (2020-05-27). "Olla review – mail-order bride ruffles feathers in French suburbia". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2023-08-21.
{{cite news}}: no-break space character in|title=at position 14 (help) - ^ "Olla". Directors' Fortnight.
- ^ "Push the Button". BFI London Film Festival 2019.
- ^ "Program guide" (PDF). telluridecms-production.s3.amazonaws.com. Retrieved 2020-04-30.
- ^ Travers, Ben (December 10, 2019). "Sundance 2020 Sets TV and Shorts Lineups with Sarah Polley, Steve James, and Lin-Manuel Miranda".
- ^ a b c "Festival International du Court Métrage à Clermont-Ferrand". my.clermont-filmfest.com.
- ^ "2020 Award Winning Films". cbfilmfest.org. Crested Butte Film Festival. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
- ^ "Leeds Short Film Awards 2019: The Winners". www.leedsfilm.com.
- ^ FilmFestival, Aguilar (December 8, 2019). "AQUÍ ESTÁ EL PALMARÉS DEL #31AFF19pic.twitter.com/pzwJmWUCvf".