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.
Directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder
corruption
based on novel or book
sexual obsession
capitalism
bavaria, germany
coburg
femme fatale
post war germany
mistress
prostitution
the miracle on the rhine
adenauer
whorehouse
cabaret performer
west germany
cabaret singer
systemic corruption
moral corruption
corrupted hero
property developer
IMDB
N/A
Letterboxd
3.8 / 5
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
Rosel Zech
Frau Schuckert
Christine Kaufmann
Susi
Crew
Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Director
Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Screenplay
Peer Raben
Original Music Composer
Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Editor
Xaver Schwarzenberger
Director of Photography
Horst Wendlandt
Producer
Freddy Quinn
Music
Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Line Producer
Thomas Schühly
Line Producer
Udo Kier
Production Design
Rolf Zehetbauer
Production Design
Thomas Schühly
Production Manager
Popular Reviews
31 reviews
castings
5.0★ · 05/06/26
fairs
fairs
Bente
Wish my german was better then it was now so i could watch without subtitles
Wish my german was better then it was now so i could watch without subtitles
Emma
8.0★ · 09/04/24
This whole movie is just lighting
This whole movie is just lighting
Benez
9.0★ · 07/16/24
Pour le coup je viens de me prendre une grande claque esthétique . Ce film est d'une beauté sans nom, les couleurs sont insane. Et le scénario est très cool. Et c'est pareil c'est un film qui embrasse les thématiques liés à son époque. Et puis j'adore les histoires de prostitués et de porno.
Pour le coup je viens de me prendre une grande claque esthétique . Ce film est d'une beauté sans nom, les couleurs sont insane. Et le scénario est très cool. Et c'est pareil c'est un film qui embrasse les thématiques liés à son époque. Et puis j'adore les histoires de prostitués et de porno.
Sahil
7.0★ · 09/16/23
Couldn’t understand shit. Was basically watching a german film w/o subtitles, but its a Fassbinder so its safe to assume it was good.
Couldn’t understand shit. Was basically watching a german film w/o subtitles, but its a Fassbinder so its safe to assume it was good.
