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Lola · LeviOsa

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1981·16

Drama1h 53m

🍅93%

🍅

93%

Tomatometer

🍿

84%

Popcornmeter

6.9

TMDB

Storyline

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.

Trailers

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Details

DirectorRainer Werner Fassbinder

ReleasedAug 20, 1981

StatusReleased

Original languageGerman

Budget

Not disclosed

Revenue

Not disclosed

Parental guide16DE

Studios

Rialto FilmTrio Film

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

Frau Fink

Where to watch(NG)

Stream

Criterion Channel

Reviews

7 reviews · 6 critics

5 fresh · 1 rotten

R

Richard Brody

RTThe New YorkerFeb 13, 2021

The self-aware candor of the actors' efforts converges with Fassbinder's cinema of consciousness, not cynical or knowing cinema but a critical one...

B

Bruce McCabe

RTBoston GlobeApr 27, 2018

"Lola" is indelibly, ineffably Fassbinder, a demanding, compelling film that virtually imposes a reaction on its viewer. To realize that the intelligence behind these images has been stilled is to be truly saddened.

V

Vincent Canby

RTNew York TimesJan 6, 2004

A bitter, brisk, sometimes abruptly moving satire about the West German economic 'miracle' of the 50's.

M

Michael Bronski

RTGay Community News (Boston)Sep 12, 2022

Fassbinder is still a filmmaker with a vision, but this time around the vision seems a bit tired and worn.

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Information

Title

Lola

Released

Aug 20, 1981

Rated

16

Region of Origin

Germany

Original Audio

German

Runtime

1h 53m

Status

Released

Studios

Rialto Film, Trio Film

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