Lola

Lola (1981)

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.

Date of release
1981-08-20
TMDB
6.9 / 10 (145)
Runtime
1h 53m
Genres
Drama
Director
Rainer Werner Fassbinder

Casting

  • Barbara Sukowa — Lola
  • Armin Mueller-Stahl — von Bohm
  • Mario Adorf — Schuckert
  • Matthias Fuchs — Esslin
  • Helga Feddersen — Fräulein Hettich
  • Karin Baal — Lola's Mother
  • Ivan Desny — Wittich
  • Elisabeth Volkmann — Gigi
  • Hark Bohm — Volker
  • Karl-Heinz von Hassel — Timmerding
  • Rosel Zech — Frau Schuckert
  • Sonja Neudorfer — Frau Fink

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