Olla (film)

Olla is a 2019 French short film written and directed by Ariane Labed, her directorial debut.^[1]

Olla
Directed by	Ariane Labed
Starring	Romanna Lobach Grégoire Tachnakian
Edited by	Yorgos Mavropsaridis
Release date	19 May 2019 (2019-05-19) (Cannes Directors' Fortnight)
Running time	28 minutes
Countries	France United Kingdom
Language	French

Synopsis

It follows Olla, a woman from Eastern Europe, who responds to an advertisement on a dating site. She then moves in with Pierre, who lives with his elderly mother in a suburb of France.^[2]

Filming

The filming of Olla took place primarily in Nevers, France.^[3]

Critical response

Kennith Rosario of The Hindu appreciated the film for depicting the power play in an unusual relationship.^[4] In his review for The Guardian, Phill Hoad writes about Labed's humorous inflections devolving into frenzy and violence in a controlled manner, indicating potential for her future full-length works.^[5]

Awards and nominations

Nominations

• Canne's Directors' Fortnight^[6]
• BFI London Film Festival^[7]
• Telluride Film Festival^[8]
• Sundance Film Festival^[9]
• Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival^[10]

Awards

• Grand Prize, SACD Best Fiction Award, and Students' Price at Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival^[10]
• Best Comedy Short, Crested Butte Film Festival^[11]
• Louis le Prince Prize for Best Short Film at Leeds International Film Festival^[12]
• Best Actress for Romana Lobach at Aguilar Film Festival^[13]
• Best Film & SACD prize at Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival^[10]

References

1. Raup, Jordan (2020-01-23). "Ariane Labed on Her Directing Debut Olla, Learning from Joanna Hogg, and the Dynamics of Acting". Archived from the original on 2024-02-05. Retrieved 2023-08-21.
2. "Short Film Friday: Olla". The Floating Magazine. Archived from the original on 2024-02-05. Retrieved 2023-08-21.
3. ""It Was As if We Shot With Ektachrome": DP Balthazar Lab on Olla | Filmmaker Magazine". Filmmaker. 2020-01-26. Archived from the original on 2023-08-21. Retrieved 2023-08-21.
4. "'Olla' review: Revelatory and enigmatic". The Hindu. 2020-05-28. ISSN 0971-751X. Archived from the original on 2023-08-21. Retrieved 2023-08-21.
5. Hoad, Phil (2020-05-27). "Olla review – mail-order bride ruffles feathers in French suburbia". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Archived from the original on 2023-08-21. Retrieved 2023-08-21.
6. "Olla". Directors' Fortnight. Archived from the original on 2019-12-04. Retrieved 2019-12-04.
7. "Push the Button". BFI London Film Festival 2019.^{[dead link]}
8. "Program guide" (PDF). telluridecms-production.s3.amazonaws.com. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2019-08-29. Retrieved 2020-04-30.
9. Travers, Ben (December 10, 2019). "Sundance 2020 Sets TV and Shorts Lineups with Sarah Polley, Steve James, and Lin-Manuel Miranda". Archived from the original on November 13, 2022. Retrieved December 11, 2019.
10. "Festival International du Court Métrage à Clermont-Ferrand". my.clermont-filmfest.com. Archived from the original on 2021-10-22. Retrieved 2020-03-25.
11. "2020 Award Winning Films". cbfilmfest.org. Crested Butte Film Festival. Archived from the original on 12 October 2019. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
12. "Leeds Short Film Awards 2019: The Winners". www.leedsfilm.com. Archived from the original on 2019-12-04. Retrieved 2019-12-04.
13. FilmFestival, Aguilar (December 8, 2019). "AQUÍ ESTÁ EL PALMARÉS DEL #31AFF19pic.twitter.com/pzwJmWUCvf". Archived from the original on December 8, 2019. Retrieved December 11, 2019.

External links

• Olla at IMDb