Canciones de Amor en Lolita's club
Encyclopedia
Canciones de amor en Lolita's Club (Lolita’s Club) is a 2007 Spanish
film written and directed by Vicente Aranda
. It stars Eduardo Noriega
and Flora Martínez
. The plot follows the story of twin brothers, one is a coldhearted violent police officer, the other is a helpless romantic with a mental disability. The two brothers are tragically involved with a prostitute who works in the bordello that gives the film its title. The film was adapted from an eponymous novel written by Juan Marsé
.
to Alicante
where his family lives.
Raul's visit, the first in two years, takes his family by surprise. His father, José, is not thrilled to see him. Their relationship is tenser due to the fact that Olga, José’s young wife, was originally Raul's girlfriend. Raul does not care about anybody, with the only exception of his twin brother Valentín, who is mentally disabled. Valentín is the opposite of his brother: sweet, soft and well liked by everyone. When Raul finds out that his brother is working in a nightclub and has fallen in love with one of the prostitutes, he gets very upset and goes in search of Valentín at the bordello called Lolita's club.
In Lolita's club Raul confronts Milena, the prostitute that is his brother's love interest. The beautiful Milena is an immigrant from Colombia
, who has left behind her daughter under the care of her mother and works to provide them with a better life, sending them money frequently. Although only twenty five years old, Milena is the oldest and the most popular of the girls at the club. The other girls are mostly under-age like Nancy, who is from Cuba and Jasmina, from Ecuador. A hard nocturnal life of prostitution and drugs has taken its toll on Milena. She is goodhearted and really cares about Valentín. Valentín works at Lolita's club doing the errands for the girls and is liked and protected by all.
Raul threatens Milena if she does not break her close attachment to his naive brother. Valentín, traumatized by the relationship that his brother had with Olga, is afraid that Raul would get involved with Milena. A sexual tension arises between them. Things are further complicated with the links that the policeman and the prostitute have with the mafia. Raul plans to have sex with Milena and have his brother caught them in the act. It happens exactly as he intended. Two hitch men sent by the mafia have found Raul's whereabouts and mistakenly kills Valentin instead of Raul when Valentine was running away from the scene of his brother betrayal with Milena.
After Valentin's funeral, Raul is a broken man who has nobody to turn to for understanding. Even Olga is now indifferent towards his pain. He has joyless sex with Maria, a female coworker, who comes to inform him of the killing of Mazuera by members of the mafia ring. Raul confronts Tristan but he is not looking for revenge. Instead he demands Milena's passport and freedom from the net of prostitution. Back at Lolita's club, Raul offers Milena her passport and freedom and declares his love for her. She rejects him and only retains her documents. She wants to keep making money. Raul reminds her of Valentín's tragic end. Of the two brother it was Valentín who she liked and loved. Later, Raul enters Milena's room at the club just as Valentín used to do, taking over his brother's personality.
in the U.S.A. in March 2009 in Spanish
with English
subtitles, as the options offered.
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
film written and directed by Vicente Aranda
Vicente Aranda
Vicente Aranda , is a Spanish film director, screenwriter and producer.Due to his refined and personal style, he is one of the most renowned Spanish filmmakers. He started as a founded member of the Barcelona School of Film and became known for bringing contemporary Spanish novels to life on the...
. It stars Eduardo Noriega
Eduardo Noriega (Spanish actor)
Eduardo Noriega Gómez is a Spanish film actor, perhaps best known for his roles in two Alejandro Amenábar films, the multiple Goya Award-winning Tesis and Open Your Eyes . He also starred in The Wolf...
and Flora Martínez
Flora Martínez
Flora Martinez is a Canadian-Colombian film and television actress, best known for her title role in the film Rosario Tijeras that was nominated for Goya Award for Best Spanish Language Foreign Film in 2005.- Biography :...
. The plot follows the story of twin brothers, one is a coldhearted violent police officer, the other is a helpless romantic with a mental disability. The two brothers are tragically involved with a prostitute who works in the bordello that gives the film its title. The film was adapted from an eponymous novel written by Juan Marsé
Juan Marsé
Juan Marsé is a Spanish novelist, journalist and screenwriter, born in Barcelona on January 8, 1933 as Juan Faneca Roca.His mother died in childbirth, and he was soon adopted by the Marsé family. At age 14 he started to publish some of his writings in Insula magazine and in a cinema magazine while...
.
Plot
Raul Fuentes, a brooding police officer prone to violence and alcohol, is placed on unpaid leave after he has beaten Moncho Tristan, the son of a local drug trafficker. Mazuera, a snitch from a drug mafia ring, tells Raul that members of the drug clan are looking for him to kill him. Mazuera strikes a deal with Raul. He would give him some documents that prove the involvement of the Tristan family in drug trafficking and prostitution if Raul reveals the story after he has left the country. Raul decides to leave the incident on hold and travels from VigoVigo
Vigo is a city and municipality in north-west Spain, in Galicia, situated on the ria of the same name on the Atlantic Ocean.-Population:...
to Alicante
Alicante
Alicante or Alacant is a city in Spain, the capital of the province of Alicante and of the comarca of Alacantí, in the south of the Valencian Community. It is also a historic Mediterranean port. The population of the city of Alicante proper was 334,418, estimated , ranking as the second-largest...
where his family lives.
Raul's visit, the first in two years, takes his family by surprise. His father, José, is not thrilled to see him. Their relationship is tenser due to the fact that Olga, José’s young wife, was originally Raul's girlfriend. Raul does not care about anybody, with the only exception of his twin brother Valentín, who is mentally disabled. Valentín is the opposite of his brother: sweet, soft and well liked by everyone. When Raul finds out that his brother is working in a nightclub and has fallen in love with one of the prostitutes, he gets very upset and goes in search of Valentín at the bordello called Lolita's club.
In Lolita's club Raul confronts Milena, the prostitute that is his brother's love interest. The beautiful Milena is an immigrant from Colombia
Colombia
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...
, who has left behind her daughter under the care of her mother and works to provide them with a better life, sending them money frequently. Although only twenty five years old, Milena is the oldest and the most popular of the girls at the club. The other girls are mostly under-age like Nancy, who is from Cuba and Jasmina, from Ecuador. A hard nocturnal life of prostitution and drugs has taken its toll on Milena. She is goodhearted and really cares about Valentín. Valentín works at Lolita's club doing the errands for the girls and is liked and protected by all.
Raul threatens Milena if she does not break her close attachment to his naive brother. Valentín, traumatized by the relationship that his brother had with Olga, is afraid that Raul would get involved with Milena. A sexual tension arises between them. Things are further complicated with the links that the policeman and the prostitute have with the mafia. Raul plans to have sex with Milena and have his brother caught them in the act. It happens exactly as he intended. Two hitch men sent by the mafia have found Raul's whereabouts and mistakenly kills Valentin instead of Raul when Valentine was running away from the scene of his brother betrayal with Milena.
After Valentin's funeral, Raul is a broken man who has nobody to turn to for understanding. Even Olga is now indifferent towards his pain. He has joyless sex with Maria, a female coworker, who comes to inform him of the killing of Mazuera by members of the mafia ring. Raul confronts Tristan but he is not looking for revenge. Instead he demands Milena's passport and freedom from the net of prostitution. Back at Lolita's club, Raul offers Milena her passport and freedom and declares his love for her. She rejects him and only retains her documents. She wants to keep making money. Raul reminds her of Valentín's tragic end. Of the two brother it was Valentín who she liked and loved. Later, Raul enters Milena's room at the club just as Valentín used to do, taking over his brother's personality.
Cast
- Eduardo NoriegaEduardo Noriega (Spanish actor)Eduardo Noriega Gómez is a Spanish film actor, perhaps best known for his roles in two Alejandro Amenábar films, the multiple Goya Award-winning Tesis and Open Your Eyes . He also starred in The Wolf...
- Raul\Valentín - Flora MartínezFlora MartínezFlora Martinez is a Canadian-Colombian film and television actress, best known for her title role in the film Rosario Tijeras that was nominated for Goya Award for Best Spanish Language Foreign Film in 2005.- Biography :...
- Milena - Héctor Colomé - José
- Belén FabraBelén Fabra-Career:Belén Fabra started by playing small roles in numerous theater plays, films and television series.She made her breakthrough with the 2007 play Plataforma, for which she was nominated for the Max Award and the Valle-Inclán de Teatro Award....
- Olga - Yunet Guerra - Nancy
- César MoraCesar MoraCesar Mora is a leading musician and actor in Colombia. He was born in Cali, and later spent fourteen years as part of the famed Son Del Pueblo band....
- Mazuera - Carla Sanchez - Maria
- Xosé Manuel Olveira 'Pico'- Tristán
- Andrea Ramos - Rebeca
- Djasmina – Yohana Cobo
- Simon - Vicente Gil
DVD release
The film was released on DVDDVD
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in the U.S.A. in March 2009 in Spanish
Spanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
with English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
subtitles, as the options offered.