A middle aged writer of pornographic novels meets and falls in love with a sixteen year old school girl. This alone is cause for concern but when the couple get married and move to America, the trouble (and fun) really begins.
Acting
Bronson playing against type as a softboi writer is deeply unhinged.
Direction
Richard Donner's pre-Superman attempt at romantic comedy.
Director
Richard Donner
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Released in the US as 'Lola' to distance from the candy bar association. It didn't help.
This was Susan George's follow-up to Straw Dogs — Hollywood's idea of range in 1971 was 'traumatized wife' to 'underage bride'.
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