''And Then Came Lola'' is a 2009

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film jointly written, directed and produced by Ellen Seidler and Megan Siler.

Premise

Lola is a photographer, who is ready to take things to the next level with her new girlfriend, Casey. Lola sets out to run an errand for Casey, involving delivering some crucial prints for a business meeting with Danielle, who is also Casey's ex. Lola runs out the door, and what follows is a series of high-speed encounters and obstacles that threaten to keep her from her destination. These encounters run the gamut from the mundane to the unlikely, sometimes repeating themselves with different results, each presented using different cinematic techniques that control the mood and pace.

Cast

Release

The film premiered on June 19, 2009 at the San Francisco Frameline LGBT Film Festival, and went on to screen at over 100 additional festivals.

Reception

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reviewer Danielle Riendeau called the film "a combination of ''

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'' and ''Groundhog Day''", that "plays out like a twisty, lighter ''Run Lola Run'' with a massive dose of queerness", and described some of the photographic sequences as "funny, campy and wildly imaginative". The CinemaQueer review likewise found the film "sweet and likable", and reviewer Michael D. Klemm felt that "first time filmmakers Ellen Seidler and Megan Siler undoubtedly had a ball making this film and it shows".

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called ''And Then Came Lola'' a "funny guilty pleasure indie flick set in the super gay-ed up streets of San Francisco".

Awards

References

External links

* * {{IMDb title 2009 films American comedy-drama films Lesbian-related films 2009 LGBT-related films 2009 comedy-drama films LGBT-related comedy-drama films 2000s English-language films 2000s American films