new release

France | 2008 | col | 107 mins | dir. Lisa Azuelos, with Sophie Marceau, Christa Theret, Marion Chabassol, Jérémy Kapon, Emile Bertherat, Félix Moati, Louis Sommer, Lou Lesage, Adèle Choubard | cert. PG

Lol (Lola, 15) can't wait to see all her friends on the first day back in middle school. But when Lol and her boyfriend Arthur break up, she is heartbroken and only Maël seems to understand her. The only problem is that Maël just happens to be Arthur's best friend. In a world of iPods and MSN, Lol and her friends are feeling their way tenth grade, speaking a language peppered with text message shortcuts and dodging their often divorced and largely overwhelmed parents. Lol's mom, Anne, after an affair with her ex-husband, is being courted by a police detective. When she 'accidentally' reads her teenage daughter's journal, she realizes just how wide the communications gap has grown. Lol's struggle and Anne's become one as they join forces to save Maël musical dream.

Niftly referencing the 80's classic La Boum with its casting of Sophie Marceau as mother Anne, Lol is a teen flick for the Noughties, a thoughful take on female self-perception and relationships with laugh-out-loud moments, a gorgeous cast and an upbeat soundtrack. See it exclusively at Ciné lumière, with a release date timed to coincide with the French release.

WWW lol-movie.co.uk

LOL - Laughing Out Loud English-subtitled Trailer

March Screening Times - 16 to 21 March 2009