Sauve-toi, Lola

1986Movie⏱️ 1h 45m

Drama

⭐ 5.8

IMDB Rating

46 votes

Hospitalized, surrounded by other women, a 35-year-old lawyer with breast cancer tries to survive and redefine her life.

Director

Michel Drach

Writers

Michel Drach, Ania Francos, Jacques Kirsner

Stars

Carole Laure, Jeanne Moreau, Dominique Labourier

Release Date

September 3, 1986

Language

French

Country

France, Canada

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Reviews

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🎭 Top Cast

Carole Laure

as Lola

Jeanne Moreau

as Marie-Aude Schneider

Dominique Labourier

as Cathy Duparc

Sami Frey

as Tobman

Robert Charlebois

as Ferdinand

Jacques François

as Charles Schneider

Jean-Yves Gautier

as Bertrand Benoît, dit BB

Guy Bedos

as Tsoukolvsy, le psy

Gilette Barbier

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Maryline Even

as Maryvonne

🎬 Technical Specs

Sound

Mono

Production

Films A2, Onyx Films

🏷️ Keywords

cancerterminal illnessbased on novelcharacter name in title

🎯 Categories

FrenchDrama

⭐ Featured Review

One of the biggest threats of our times...

by dbdumonteil • 2005-08-02

".....is certainly cancer.and someone who tells you he is not afraid of it is definitively a liar."Sauve-toi Lola" deals with this harsh subject,but it avoids the maudlin side of this kind of story (remember the last part of "love story") The title may mean "run away Lola" but it certainly means ,in the director's mind ,"help yourself ,Lola" "you've got to take the bull by the horns ,Lola".And Lola ,played by a never better Carole Laure begins her fight with small victories and big defeats,but never giving up hope.She meets other patie..."