Lodela Explained

Lodela
Director:Philippe Baylaucq
Producer:Iolande Cadrin-Rossignol
Starring:Chi Long
José Navas
Music:Eric Longsworth
Cinematography:Philippe Baylaucq
Jean-Pierre Lachapelle
Editing:Roch La Salle
Studio:National Film Board of Canada
Runtime:26 minutes
Country:Canada

Lodela is a 1996 dance film directed by Philippe Baylaucq, and produced in Montreal by the National Film Board of Canada. The film received eight awards, including Best Short Documentary at the Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival and a Special Jury Citation for Best Canadian Short Film at the Toronto International Film Festival, citing its "formal beauty and poetic cinematic construction".[1]

The film featured dancers José Navas and Chi Long, with Navas also serving as choreographer.[2]

Lodela draws its inspiration from the Bardo Thodol, with the film's title a corruption of "l'au-delà," a French term for the hereafter.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Mary Ellen Armstrong, "Toronto International Film Festival: That’s a wrap". Playback, September 23, 1996.
  2. Web site: Lodela. Collection. National Film Board of Canada. 19 August 2010.
  3. Book: Envisioning Dance on Film and Video. 2003. Routledge. 0-415-94171-7. 171. Judy Mitoma . Elizabeth Zimmer . Dale Ann Stieber . 19 August 2010.