Lola (1981)

• 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.

Released

Aug 20, 1981

Director

Rainer Werner Fassbinder

Writer

Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Pea Fröhlich, Peter Märthesheimer

Studio

Rialto Film, Trio Film

Language

Latin, German, English

Country

Germany