La Spagnola ([la spaɲˈɲɔ.la], 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]
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La Spagnola | |
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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 |
Release date | 2001 |
Running time | 87 minutes |
Country | Australia |
Languages | Spanish, English, Italian |
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 come into her own.
La Spagnola grossed $477,197 at the box office in Australia.[3]
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