La Spagnola (film)

La Spagnola
Film poster
Directed bySteve Jacobs
Written byAnna Maria Monticelli
Produced byAnna Maria Monticelli
Philip Hearnshaw
StarringLola Marceli
Alice Ansara
CinematographySteve Arnold
Edited byAlexandre de Franceschi
Music byCezary Skubiszewski
Production
company
Wild Strawberries
Distributed byNew Vision Films
Release date
  • 20 September 2001 (2001-09-20)
Running time
87 minutes
CountryAustralia
LanguagesSpanish
English
Italian
Box office$477,197

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.[1][2]

Cast

Synopsis

Lola is a fiery Spanish wife and mother living in small-town sixties Australia. When her husband leaves her for a young blonde, taking their life savings with him, and her teenage daughter begins to rebel against her strict rules, Lola comes into her own.

Box office

La Spagnola grossed $477,197 at the box office in Australia.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ "51 Countries in Race For Oscar". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. 19 November 2001. Archived from the original on 4 July 2008. Retrieved 12 August 2008.
  2. ^ "74th Academy Awards – Nominees and Winners". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Archived from the original on 22 June 2008. Retrieved 7 August 2008.
  3. ^ "Film Victoria – Australian Films at the Australian Box Office" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 February 2011. Retrieved 23 November 2010.


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