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Germany in the autumn of 1957: Lola (Barbara Sukowa), a seductive cabaret singer–prostitute, exults in her power as a tempter of men, but she wants more—money, property, and love. Pitting a corrupt building contractor (Mario Adorf) against the new straight-arrow building commissioner (Armin Mueller-Stahl), Lola launches an outrageous plan to elevate herself in a world where everything—and everyone—is for sale. Shot in childlike candy colors, Rainer Werner Fassbinder’s Lola, an homage to Josef von Sternberg’s classic The Blue Angel, is a wonderfully satirical tribute to capitalism.
Original Release
08/20/1981
US Release
08/04/1982
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Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| 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 | Völker / Volker |
| Karl-Heinz von Hassel | Timmerding (as Karl Heinz von Hassel) / Timmerding |
Directors
Writers
Pea Fröhlich, Peter Märthesheimer, Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| 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 | Völker / Volker |
| Karl-Heinz von Hassel | Timmerding (as Karl Heinz von Hassel) / Timmerding |
| Rosel Zech | Frau Schuckert |
| Sonja Neudorfer | Frau Fink |
| Christine Kaufmann | Susi |
| Y Sa Lo | Rosa |
| Günther Kaufmann | GI |
| Isolde Barth | Frau Völker |
| Karsten Peters | Editor |
| Rainer Will | 2nd demonstrator |
| Herbert Steinmetz | Concierge |
| Nino Korda | TV delivery man |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Harry Baer | Producer |
| Rainer Werner Fassbinder | Producer |
| Wolf-Dietrich Brücker | Producer |
| Hanns Eckelkamp | Producer |
| Thomas Schühly | Producer |
| Horst Wendlandt | Producer |
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