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Carmen & Lola

Country: Spain, Language: Spanish, 103 mins

Original Title

Carmen y Lola
  • Director: Arantxa Echevarria
  • Writer: Arantxa Echevarria
  • Producer: Arantxa Echevarria; Pilar Sanchez Diaz

CGiii Comment

Here's a first...a lesbian love story set in the gypsy community...with a gypsy cast of non-professional actors!

Due credit must be given to the director - Arantxa Echevarria - for (1) getting this film made in the first place...and, (2) getting such credible performances out of these non-pros! Definitely, an actor's director!

It would be interesting to find out the how the gypsy community reacts to this film...they are a minority who are under-represented in cinema...and, when they are, it's not exactly positive. And, no surprises, Carmen & Lola doesn't exactly paint a brighter picture.

Same-sex love is not what this religion-dominated minority is well-versed in...so, for a film, to address the subject - with actual members of the community - is ground-breaking. You know how it's going to end, the in-grained homophobia is not going to change overnight - indeed, it may never change.

What this film does...is to face the difficult choices that men and women have to be make. Living in denial seems like the 'easier' option. Life in the 'closet' is another. There are also the 'fight-or-flee' options...fighting?!? One against many! Flee..leaving all that you love...behind...to walk into an unfamiliar world, a world that is - quite franky - racist towards the gypsy community!

What will Carmen and Lola do? Watch to find out! You won't be disappointed. This is an important film...it educates and enlightens...for those within and those outside the gypsy community.

Well done!


Trailer...

The(ir) Blurb...

A love story between two young gypsy women in an environment where homosexuality is taboo.

Cast & Characters

Moreno Borja as Paco;
Rafaela León as Flor;
Zaira Morales as Lola;
Rosy Rodriguez as Carmen;
Carolina Yuste as Paqui