Clubbed to Death (Lola)
1996 Drama   
 

Credits
  • Director: Yolande Zauberman
  • Script: Noémie Lvovsky, Yolande Zauberman
  • Photo: Denis Lenoir
  • Music: Philippe Cohen-Solal
  • Cast: Élodie Bouchez (Lola), Roschdy Zem (Emir), Béatrice Dalle (Saida), Richard Courcet (Ismael), Gérald Thomassin (Paul), Luc Lavandier (Pierre), Alex Descas (Mambo), Julie Bataille (Johanna), Philippe Roux (Bus Driver)
  • Country: France
  • Language: French
  • Runtime: 89 min

 
Summary
When she misses the last bus home after a daytrip to Paris, a young woman, Lola, finds herself stranded on the outskirts of the city.  She meets up with a young man who persuades her to go with him to a night club, where she takes drugs and gets high.  In her drugged state, she forms an attachment to another young man, Emir, a boxer of Arab descent.  When Emir’s girlfriend, Saida, sees them together, she confronts Lola.

Review
This film scores highly on visual style but not much for narrative content.  On the plus side the film has an almost shockingly vibrant cinematography and some credible portrayals of young people hooked on the drugs culture, notably by Elodie Bouchez and Roschdy Zem (both cult figures in French cinema).  Yet despite all that, the film’s lack of structure and plot makes it hard to engage with.

© James Travers 2000



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