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.
Stills
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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 Sonja Neudorfer Frau Fink
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