La Spagnola (film)

La Spagnola
La Spagnola
	Film poster
Directed by	Steve Jacobs
Written by	Anna Maria Monticelli
Produced by	Anna Maria Monticelli; Philip Hearnshaw
Starring	Lola Marceli; Alice Ansara
Cinematography	Steve Arnold
Edited by	Alexandre de Franceschi
Music by	Cezary Skubiszewski
Production; company	Wild Strawberries
Distributed by	New Vision Films
Release date	20 September 2001;
Running time	87 minutes
Country	Australia
Languages	Spanish; 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

Lola Marceli as Lola
Alice Ansara as Lucia
Helen Thomson as Wendy
Alex Dimitriades as Stefano
Simon Palomares as Ricardo

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]

References

^ "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.
^ "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.
^ "Film Victoria – Australian Films at the Australian Box Office" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 February 2011. Retrieved 23 November 2010.

External links

La Spagnola at IMDb
La Spagnola at Oz Movies

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[51Submissions-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.

[74thNomineesWinners-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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