Stormy Lola Explained

Director:Agustí Villaronga
Story:Mario Torrecillas
Starring:Susi Sánchez
Distributor:Caramel Films/Youplanet Pictures
Country:Spain
Editing:Anabel Rodríguez Venzalá
Language:Spanish

Stormy Lola (Spanish; Castilian: '''Loli Tormenta'''|links=no)[1] is a 2023 Spanish comedy film directed by Agustí Villaronga, which is his final film prior to his death and stars Susi Sánchez. A posthumously released swan song by Villaronga, it is also his first comedy feature.

Plot

Set in the outskirts of Barcelona, the plot follows the plight of Lola, who suffers from a worsening condition of Alzheimer's disease and is in charge of her two grandchildren, Edgar and Robert. The latter, unwilling to go to a foster home, thereby decides to take care of their grandmother, concealing her disease.[2]

Production

The screenplay was penned by Mario Torrecillas and Agustí Villaronga based on an original story by Torrecillas.[3] The film was produced by Irusoin, Vilaüt Films, and 3.000 obstáculos AIE, and it had the participation of RTVE, TV3, Movistar Plus+, and funding from ICAA and .[4] It was shot in Barcelona in 2022.[5] Villaronga suspended the chemotherapy of his ongoing cancer in order to shoot the film.[6]

Release

Loli Tormentas distribution rights in Spain are handled by Caramel Films and Youplanet Pictures. The film was theatrically released in Spain on 31 March 2023.[7] Villaronga died in January 2023, prior to the release.[8]

Accolades

|-| || 16th Gaudí Awards || Best Director || Agustí Villaronga || || [9] |}

See also

Notes and References

  1. Book: Spanish Films. Just Spainted. Winter/Spring 2023. 17 February 2023. 146. Post-Production. Ministerio de Cultura y Deporte.
  2. Web site: Villaronga s'estrena al món de la comèdia amb "Loli Tormenta". Regió7. 24 August 2022. Prensa Ibérica.
  3. Web site: Loli Tormenta. Academia de las Artes y las Ciencias Cinematográficas de España. 14 July 2022.
  4. News: Agustí Villaronga s'endinsa en la comèdia amb "Loli Tormenta". TV3. Corporació Catalana de Mitjans Audiovisuals. 23 August 2022. ca. . 11 July 2024.
  5. Web site: Muere el cineasta Agustí Villaronga. Valencia Plaza. 22 January 2023.
  6. Web site: La última película de Villaronga, 'Loli Tormenta', que rodó convaleciente de un cáncer, se estrenará este 2023. El Periódico de Catalunya. 22 September 2023.
  7. Web site: 'Loli Tormenta', la película póstuma de Agustí Villaronga se estrenará en cines el 31 de marzo. rtve.es. 31 January 2023.
  8. Web site: Muere el cineasta Agustí Villaronga, director de 'Pa Negre', a los 69 años en Barcelona. El Confidencial. 22 January 2023.
  9. Web site: Premios Gaudí 2024: Lista completa de los ganadores. La Razón. Jana. Oteo. 5 February 2024.