Disgrace (2008 film)
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Jan 1, 2000 · Reviews. La Spagnola Review. As 14 year-old daughter Lucia (Ansala) looks on, Lola (Marceli), a fiery Spanish woman, is scorned when her husband (Palomeres) not only leaves her for a blonde...
Aug 9, 2002 · A striking opening and bittersweet finish bookend many attention-grabbing moments, including a kitchen scene where a large vegetable is used to provide more than gastronomic pleasure. Flitting...
Aug 12, 2001 · A coming-of-age story vividly set against the colorful ethnic backgrounds of Italian and Spanish communities in Australia in the early 1960s, “La Spagnola” is a lively, if at times overcooked,...
Dec 31, 2001 · A teenager (Alice Ansara) must grow up fast after her father leaves her nagging mother (Lola Marceli) for another woman. Genre: Comedy, Drama. Original Language: English. Director: Steve Jacobs ...
- Comedy, Drama
- Lola Marceli
- Steve Jacobs
La Spagnola ([la spaɲˈɲɔːla], Italian: "The Spanish Woman") is a 2001 comedy drama Australian film directed by Steve Jacobs. It was Australia's submission to the 74th Academy Awards for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, but was not accepted as a nominee.
Jan 1, 2009 · The film is an honest portrayal of characters that are brutal, affecting and very funny. When pregnant Lola (Lola Marceli) lies down in front of her unfaithful husband’s car to prevent him from leaving, he walks away instead and she becomes consumed with hatred and revenge.
An Aussie movie in which everyone speaks Spanish? "Never bite the hand that feeds you," the schoolmaster tells his disruptive immigrant pupils, who need teenage Lucia (Alice Ansara) to translate for them.
