Lola

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.

Trailer

Play trailer: LOLA Trailer (1981, Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Barbara Sukowa, Mario Adorf)

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Cast and crew

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  Barbara SukowaLola

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  Armin Mueller-Stahlvon Bohm

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  Mario AdorfSchuckert

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  Matthias FuchsEsslin

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  Helga FeddersenFräulein Hettich

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  Karin BaalLola's Mother

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  Ivan DesnyWittich

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  Elisabeth VolkmannGigi

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  Hark BohmVolker

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  Karl-Heinz von HasselTimmerding

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  Rosel ZechFrau Schuckert

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  Sonja NeudorferFrau Fink

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  Christine KaufmannSusi

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  Y Sa LoRosa

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  Günther KaufmannGI

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  Isolde BarthFrau Völker

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  Karsten PetersEditor

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  Harry Baer1st Demonstrator

Director

Rainer Werner Fassbinder

Writer

Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Pea Fröhlich and Peter Märthesheimer

Music

Freddy Quinn and Peer Raben

Cinematography

Xaver Schwarzenberger