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Lola
Directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder
1981•1h 53m•R•★ 6.9
Comedy / Drama / Romance
Synopsis
In 1957 West Germany during the height of the post-war economic miracle (Wirtschaftswunder), an upright, incorruptible new city building commissioner arrives in a provincial Bavarian town to stamp out corruption, unaware that the charming, cultured single mother he falls in love with is Lola, the star singer and high-class prostitute at the town brothel owned by the corrupt real-estate developer he is investigating. Rainer Werner Fassbinder and Xaver Schwarzenberger's dazzling, candy-colored BRD Trilogy summit starring Barbara Sukowa and Armin Mueller-Stahl.
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DirectorRainer Werner Fassbinder
WriterRainer Werner FassbinderPea FröhlichPeter Märthesheimer
CinematographyXaver Schwarzenberger
MusicFreddy QuinnPeer Raben
Principal Cast
Barbara SukowaLola
Armin Mueller-Stahlvon Bohm
Mario AdorfSchuckert
Matthias FuchsEsslin
Helga FeddersenFräulein Hettich
Karin BaalLola's Mother
Ivan DesnyWittich
Elisabeth VolkmannGigi
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Runtime1h 53m (113 mins)
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DirectorRainer Werner Fassbinder
LanguagesGerman
CountryDE
StudioTrio Film • Rialto Film
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