
Holy Lola
2004


99 votes
A libidinous construction worker uses his charm and bravado in an attempt to attain enough finances to build his dream project.
Director
Bigas LunaWriters
Streaming availability for India
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Original Language
Spanish
Budget
$3.5M
Revenue
N/A
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Bigas Luna's 1993 film <i>Huevos de oro</i> ("Golden Balls/Eggs", a title punning on both the goose that laid the golden eggs and a tough guy's balls of steel) depicts the rise and fall of Benito Gonzalez (Javier Bardem), a young Spanish construction worker who becomes an affluent real estate developer on the Mediterranean coast. After being jilted by his first girlfriend (Elisa Tovati), who leaves him for his best friend, Benito develops a mania for building the tallest building in Benidorm, which may be seen as little more than an enormous phallic symbol flaunting his manhood. Obsessed wi…
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