Lola

Lola

1981
1h 53m
6.9

6.9/10

131 votes • View on IMDb
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.

Status: Released

Language: DE

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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

Rosel Zech
Rosel Zech

Frau Schuckert

Sonja Neudorfer
Sonja Neudorfer

Frau Fink

Key Crew

Pea Fröhlich
Screenplay
Peter Märthesheimer
Screenplay
Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Director
Horst Wendlandt
Producer
Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Screenplay
Wolf-Dietrich Brücker
Producer