Lola (1961)

In Jacques Demy's debut feature, a web of intersecting lives unfolds in the city of Nantes, where the captivating Anouk Aimée gives life to Lola, a cabaret singer who longs for the return of her son's father. Meanwhile, she finds herself courted by the disillusioned Roland, a childhood friend who is unexpectedly attracted to Lola again, and by an American sailor. With its human, nostalgic, and humorous tone, Lola celebrates the beginning of Demy's beautiful and musical universe.