Lodela (1996)

Name: Lodela
Released: 1996-08-19

26m

Running Time

August 19, 1996
Release Date

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Plot.

An evocation of the origins of the world. A hymn to the beauty of the human form. A celebration of movement. A metaphor for life and death. 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

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Cast & Crew.

Philippe Baylaucq

Director

José Navas

Actor

Iolande Cadrin-Rossignol

Producer

Jean-Pierre Lachapelle

Cinematographer

Details.

Release Date
August 19, 1996

Status
Released

Running Time
26m

Filming Locations
Montreal, Canada

Last updated: 2025-02-11

Wiki.

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".

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

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.