Whatever Lola Wants (film)
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Whatever Lola Wants is a comedy directed by Nabil Ayouch
and starring Laura Ramsey, Carmen Lebbos
Assaad Bouab
and Achmed Akkabi
. The film premiered on 11 December 2007 at the Dubai International Film Festival
and was scheduled to be released in France
on 11 April 2008. In 2009, the film received theatrical distribution in the UAE.
The film, about an American woman who goes to Egypt, takes its name from the song "Whatever Lola Wants
" from the Broadway musical Damn Yankees
which was made into a film of the same name
in 1958.
Nabil Ayouch
Nabil Ayouch is a television and movie director, producer and writer of Moroccan origin.-Early life:He was born in Paris, although he spent a large part of his childhood in Sarcelles...
and starring Laura Ramsey, Carmen Lebbos
Carmen Lebbos
Carmen Lebbos is a Lebanese actress who has been working in film, television and the theater since 1981. She has been in several television series including Esma lah and will appear in the leading role this fall in The teacher’s daughter. She also appeared in Ziad Doueiri’s West Beyrouth...
Assaad Bouab
Assaad Bouab
Assaad Bouab is a Moroccan actor whose first co-starring role is Whatever Lola Wants, directed by Nabil Ayouch and co-starring Laura Ramsey as Lola. The film premiered 11 December 2007 at the Dubai International Film Festival. Bouab attended Cours Florent from 1999 to 2002, and graduated from...
and Achmed Akkabi
Achmed Akkabi
Achmed Akkabi is a Moroccan-Dutch actor.Akkabi was born and raised in The Hague into a family of six. Both his parents are both immigrants from Morocco...
. The film premiered on 11 December 2007 at the Dubai International Film Festival
Dubai International Film Festival
The Dubai International Film Festival is an international film festival based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Launched in 2004, it aims to foster the growth of filmmaking in the Arab world.-Overview:...
and was scheduled to be released in France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
on 11 April 2008. In 2009, the film received theatrical distribution in the UAE.
The film, about an American woman who goes to Egypt, takes its name from the song "Whatever Lola Wants
Whatever Lola Wants
"Whatever Lola Wants" is a popular song, sometimes rendered as "Whatever Lola Wants, Lola Gets". The music and words were written by Richard Adler and Jerry Ross for the 1955 musical play Damn Yankees. The song is sung by Lola, the Devil's assistant, a part originated by Gwen Verdon, who reprised...
" from the Broadway musical Damn Yankees
Damn Yankees
Damn Yankees is a musical comedy with a book by George Abbott and Douglass Wallop and music and lyrics by Richard Adler and Jerry Ross. The story is a modern retelling of the Faust legend set during the 1950s in Washington, D.C., during a time when the New York Yankees dominated Major League...
which was made into a film of the same name
Damn Yankees (film)
Damn Yankees is a 1958 musical film made by Warner Bros., a modern version of the Faust story involving the New York Yankees and Washington Senators baseball teams. The film is based on the 1955 Broadway musical of the same name....
in 1958.