Lola (1981)

Title: Lola
Original Title: Lola
Release Date: 1981-08-20
Status: Released
Rating: 7/10 (from 118 votes)
Language: DE
Genres: Drama, Romance
Production Companies: Rialto Film, Trio Film, WDR
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.
Cast

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
Volker

Karl-Heinz von Hassel
Timmerding