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Lola

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.

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

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.

Rating

6.9 / 10
135 Reviews
2 Popular

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