Film
Lola
1981· 16· 1h 53m· Drama
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.
1981-08-20
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Key Crew
DirectorRainer Werner Fassbinder
ScreenplayPea Fröhlich
ProducerHorst Wendlandt
Director of PhotographyXaver Schwarzenberger
Original Music ComposerPeer Raben
EditorJuliane Lorenz
Full cast & crew (29 cast · 37 crew)
Details
Released1981-08-20
Runtime1h 53m · 16
StatusReleased
StudiosRialto Film · Trio Film
LanguagesLatin · German · English · French
CountriesGermany
Rating6.9/10 · 135 votes
Original languagede
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