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Lola

Lola

19816.91h 53m

Overview

Germany in the autumn of 1957: Lola, a seductive cabaret singer-prostitute exults in her power as a temptress of men, but she wants out—she wants money, property, and love. Pitting a corrupt building contractor against the new straight-arrow building commissioner, Lola launches an outrageous plan to elevate herself in a world where everything, and everyone, is for sale. Shot in childlike candy colors, Fassbinder’s homage to Josef von Sternberg’s classic The Blue Angel stands as a satiric tribute to capitalism.

Directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Written by Pea Fröhlich, Peter Märthesheimer, Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Produced by Horst Wendlandt, Wolf-Dietrich Brücker
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Top Cast

Barbara Sukowa

Barbara Sukowa

Lola

Armin Mueller-Stahl

Armin Mueller-Stahl

von Bohm

Mario Adorf

Mario Adorf

Schuckert

Matthias Fuchs

Matthias Fuchs

Esslin

Helga Feddersen

Helga Feddersen

Fräulein Hettich

Karin Baal

Karin Baal

Lola's Mother

Ivan Desny

Ivan Desny

Wittich

Elisabeth Volkmann

Elisabeth Volkmann

Gigi

Hark Bohm

Hark Bohm

Volker

Karl-Heinz von Hassel

Karl-Heinz von Hassel

Timmerding

Themes & Keywords

corruptionbased on novel or booksexual obsessioncapitalismbavaria, germanycoburgfemme fatalepost war germanymistressprostitutionthe miracle on the rhineadenauerwhorehousecabaret performerwest germanycabaret singersystemic corruptionmoral corruptioncorrupted heroproperty developer

About Lola

Lola is a drama film released in 1981 exploring themes of corruption, based on novel or book, sexual obsession, capitalism, bavaria, germany, coburg. Directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder, it stars Barbara Sukowa, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Mario Adorf. Germany in the autumn of 1957: Lola, a seductive cabaret singer-prostitute exults in her power as a temptress of men, but she wants out—she wants money, property, and love. Pitting a corrupt building contractor against the new straight-arrow building commissioner, Lola launches an outrageous plan to elevate herself in a world where everything, and everyone, is for sale. Shot in childlike candy colors, Fassbinder’s homage to Josef von Sternberg’s classic The Blue Angel stands as a satiric tribute to capitalism.

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