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RUNTIME
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Tight 79-minute runtime β shorter than most television pilots.
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LOLA
"Making history will never be the same again"
2023 1h 19m EN
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DramaScience FictionWar
Synopsis
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Sussex, England, 1938. Shortly before the outbreak of World War II, Thomasina and Martha Hanbury, two ingenious sisters, create LOLA, a miraculous machine.
βMaking history will never be the same againβ
Cast
Emma Appleton
Thomasina Hanbury
Stefanie Martini
Martha Hanbury
Rory Fleck-Byrne
Lt. Sebastian Holloway
Aaron Monaghan
Major. Henry Cobcroft
Theodora Brabazon Legge
Young Thomasina Hanbury
Francesca Brabazon Legge
Young Martha Hanbury
Eva O'Brien
Teenage Thomasina
Chacha Seigne
Lola Hanbury
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Andrew Legge
- Writers
- Andrew Legge, Angeli Macfarlane, Andrew Legge
- Languages
- English, German
- Countries
- Ireland, United Kingdom
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ERA
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Released 3 years ago.
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WORLD
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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, German.
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WORLD
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International production across 2 countries: Ireland, United Kingdom.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Andrew Legge, shot by Oona Menges. Note their partnership β DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by Neil Hannon. Worth a dedicated listen after β most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Colin Campbell shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Emma Appleton and Stefanie Martini and Rory Fleck-Byrne carry the top of the cast.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Andrew Legge directs. Oona Menges behind the camera. Neil Hannon scores. Colin Campbell cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Ireland, United Kingdom. Dialogue in English, German.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Tight 79-minute runtime β shorter than most television pilots.
- 2Released 3 years ago.
- 3Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, German.
- 4International production across 2 countries: Ireland, United Kingdom.
- 5Directed by Andrew Legge, shot by Oona Menges. Note their partnership β DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 6Original score by Neil Hannon. Worth a dedicated listen after β most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 7Editor Colin Campbell shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 8Emma Appleton and Stefanie Martini and Rory Fleck-Byrne carry the top of the cast.
- 9Marketing tagline: "Making history will never be the same again".
- 10IMDB entry: tt11366674 β still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 11Classified under 12 themes, including "sibling relationship", "dystopia", "world war ii", "time machine".
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Oona Menges
- Original score
- Neil Hannon
- Editing
- Colin Campbell
- Production design
- Ferdia Murphy
- Makeup / hair
- Edwina Kelly
- VFX supervisor
- Andy Clarke
- Stunt coordinator
- Brendan Condren
- Runtime
- 79 min Β· 1h 19m
- Aspect ratio (typical)
- 1.37:1 (Academy)
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- EN
- Certification (US)
- M
- IMDB
- LOLA (2023)
Also by
Andrew Legge
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Trailers & featurettes
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Production companies
Who made it
Cowtown Pictures
IE
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GB
Key crew
- ScreenstoryAndrew Legge
- ScreenstoryJessica Ashworth
- ScreenstoryHenrietta Ashworth
- Co-ProducerAlice Lusher
- Co-ProducerCatryn Ramasut
- Executive ProducerPhil Hunt
- Executive ProducerCompton Ross
- Executive ProducerStephen Kelliher
- Executive ProducerSophie Green
- Executive ProducerDearbhla Regan
- Executive ProducerBizzy Day
- Executive ProducerAndrew Legge
- Executive ProducerDanielle Ryan
- SongsNeil Hannon
- Costume DesignerLara Campbell
- Casting DirectorJessie Frost
- Sound MixerSimon H. Jones
- Sound RecordistOlly Astles-Jones
- Makeup DesignerEdwina Kelly
- Hair DesignerGary Carolan
- Production ManagerMaria Mulhall
- First Assistant DirectorMike Hayes
- Co-Executive ProducerDavid Legge
- Co-Executive ProducerGus Legge
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- sibling relationship
- dystopia
- world war ii
- time machine
- found footage
- anti-nazi resistance
- alternate timeline
- orphan siblings
- unintended consequences
- anti-nazi
- uchronia
- whimsical
Release history Β· US
When it landed
- Premiere2022-08-15Β· MIFF
- Digital2023-07-10M
Also known as
International titles
- ΞΟλαGR
- LolaGB
- LOLA (or Remember Tomorrow)GB
- ζ΄ζη΅ε°CN
- MΓ‘quina do TempoBR
