Lola (1969 film)

Lola
Directed by	Richard Donner
Produced by	Clive Sharp
Written by	Norman Thaddeus Vane
Starring	Charles Bronson; Susan George
Music by	John Scott
Cinematography	Walter Lassally
Edited by	Norman Wanstall
Distributed by	The Rank Organisation (UK); American International Pictures (USA)
Release date	1969;
Running time	98 minutes
Country	Italy; United Kingdom
Language	English

Lola (originally released as Twinky and also known as London Affair) is a 1969 film directed by Richard Donner and starring Charles Bronson and Susan George.[1]

Plot

A 38-year-old writer of pornographic novels named Scott (Charles Bronson) meets and falls in love with a sixteen-year-old school girl (Susan George) whilst living in London.

When Scott is refused a permanent visa to remain in Britain, the couple get married in Scotland and move to America where by state law Twinky must go to school. Tensions arise when Twinky wants to engage in teenage pastimes, while Scott struggles to complete his novels in order to earn a living. She runs away and is found by Scott in the cellar. Twinky then leaves for London the next day after writing Scott a tearful farewell letter.

Cast

Charles Bronson as Scott Wardman
Susan George as Twinky / Lola / Sybil Londonderry
Orson Bean as Hal
Honor Blackman as Mummy
Michael Craig as Daddy
Paul Ford as Mr Wardman
Jack Hawkins as Judge Millington-Draper
Trevor Howard as Twinky's Grandfather
Lionel Jeffries as Solicitor
Kay Medford as Mrs Wardman
Robert Morley as Judge Roxborough
Sue Lloyd as Ursula
Eric Barker as Scottish Clerk
Erik Chitty as Lawyer's Elderly Client
Judith Furse as School Mistress

Production

The idea and script for the film was written by Norman Thaddeus Vane,[2] which author Simon Richter believes was the key force behind the film.[3] Vane's script has been suggested to be somewhat autobiographical, as it mirrors the author's own marriage to 16 year-old model Sarah Caldwell, whom he married in the mid-1960s when he was 38.[4] The title song and two other original numbers are composed and performed by Jim Dale.

Reception

The Contemporary North American Film Directors: A Wallflower Critical Guide state that the film exploited "the sexual freedom of its era", describing Susan George's character as a "naive young nymphet".[5]

References

"Twinky (1969)". New York Times. Retrieved 12 June 2014.
Ottoson, Robert (1985). American International Pictures: A Filmography. Garland. p. 277. ISBN 978-0-8240-8976-4.
Richter, Simon (21 August 2013). Women, Pleasure, Film: What Lolas Want. Palgrave Macmillan. p. 31. ISBN 978-1-137-30973-0.
Weisberg, Sam (18 January 2012). ""Club Life" and the Oeuvre of Norman Thaddeus Vane". Hidden Films. Retrieved 7 February 2017.
Allon, Yoram; Cullen, Del; Patterson, Hannah (2002). Contemporary North American Film Directors: A Wallflower Critical Guide. Wallflower Press. p. 141. ISBN 978-1-903364-52-9.

External links

Lola on IMDb

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[1] "Twinky (1969)". New York Times. Retrieved 12 June 2014.

[Ottoson1985-2] Ottoson, Robert (1985). American International Pictures: A Filmography. Garland. p. 277. ISBN 978-0-8240-8976-4.

[Richter2013-3] Richter, Simon (21 August 2013). Women, Pleasure, Film: What Lolas Want. Palgrave Macmillan. p. 31. ISBN 978-1-137-30973-0.

[4] Weisberg, Sam (18 January 2012). ""Club Life" and the Oeuvre of Norman Thaddeus Vane". Hidden Films. Retrieved 7 February 2017.

[AllonCullen2002-5] Allon, Yoram; Cullen, Del; Patterson, Hannah (2002). Contemporary North American Film Directors: A Wallflower Critical Guide. Wallflower Press. p. 141. ISBN 978-1-903364-52-9.