“Lola (60, Jacques Demy) came as a surprise and a relief: at last she was allowed to giggle, flutter, to be animated, and to breathe a cryptic song into the camera — “C’est moi. C’est Lola.” The most magical of the New Wave films, Lola freed Princess Anouk and allowed her the flighty, romantic self-absorption of a chambermaid. However, Anouk’s newfound freedom did not result in an organized career, although she may not have cared too much, then or now. It must be said that serious roles have sometimes found her wanting. Perhaps so handsome and commanding a woman is really frivolous: certainly Lola has that effortless beauty that comes from relaxation.”
From David Thomson’s The New Biographical Dictionary of Film: Expanded and Updated
I had never heard of Anouk Aimee or seen any of her movies, then just a couple of days before you posted this, coincidentally enough, I saw “A Man and a Woman”. Oh my Goooood!!! I want to enter that world. I want to be French and smoke and have a tragedy and an affair. I think I need to see all of her iconic movies … NOW. Looking at IMDB, it seems like “Lola” was the other star-making turn for her. Have you seen it? Are there others of hers that are must-sees?