Lola (1981)
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.
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Barbara Sukowa
as Lola
as Lola
Armin Mueller-Stahl
as von Bohm
as von Bohm
Mario Adorf
as Schuckert
as Schuckert
Matthias Fuchs
as Esslin
as Esslin
Helga Feddersen
as Fräulein Hettich
as Fräulein Hettich
Karin Baal
as Lola's Mother
as Lola's Mother
Ivan Desny
as Wittich
as Wittich
Elisabeth Volkmann
as Gigi
as Gigi
Hark Bohm
as Volker
as Volker
Karl-Heinz von Hassel
as Timmerding
as Timmerding
Rosel Zech
as Frau Schuckert
as Frau Schuckert
Sonja Neudorfer
as Frau Fink
as Frau Fink
Christine Kaufmann
as Susi
as Susi
Y Sa Lo
as Rosa
as Rosa
Günther Kaufmann
as GI
as GI
Isolde Barth
as Frau Völker
as Frau Völker
Karsten Peters
as Editor
as Editor
Harry Baer
as 1st Demonstrator
as 1st Demonstrator
Rainer Will
as 2nd Demonstrator
as 2nd Demonstrator
Herbert Steinmetz
as Concierge
as Concierge
Nino Korda
as TV Delivery Man
as TV Delivery Man
Udo Kier
as Waiter (uncredited)
as Waiter (uncredited)
Raúl Gimenez
as 1st Waiter (uncredited)
as 1st Waiter (uncredited)
Andrea Heuer
as Librarian (uncredited)
as Librarian (uncredited)
Juliane Lorenz
as Saleswoman (uncredited)
as Saleswoman (uncredited)
Maxim Oswald
as Grandfather Berger (uncredited)
as Grandfather Berger (uncredited)
Helmut Petigk
as Bouncer (uncredited)
as Bouncer (uncredited)
Marita Pleyer
as Rahel (uncredited)
as Rahel (uncredited)
Ulrike Vigo
as Little Marie (uncredited)
as Little Marie (uncredited)
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Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Director
Director
Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Screenplay
Screenplay
Pea Fröhlich
Screenplay
Screenplay
Peter Märthesheimer
Screenplay
Screenplay
Horst Wendlandt
Producer
Producer
Freddy Quinn
Music
Music
Peer Raben
Original Music Composer
Original Music Composer
Juliane Lorenz
Editor
Editor
Barbara Baum
Costume Design
Costume Design
Egon Strasser
Costume Design
Costume Design
Helmut Gassner
Art Direction
Art Direction
Edwin Erfmann
Makeup Artist
Makeup Artist
Anni Nöbauer
Makeup Artist
Makeup Artist
Hedy Polensky
Makeup Artist
Makeup Artist
Xaver Schwarzenberger
Director of Photography
Director of Photography
Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Editor
Editor
Vladimir Vizner
Sound Designer
Sound Designer
Wolf-Dietrich Brücker
Producer
Producer
Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Line Producer
Line Producer
Thomas Schühly
Line Producer
Line Producer
Hanns Eckelkamp
Co-Producer
Co-Producer
Raúl Gimenez
Production Design
Production Design
Udo Kier
Production Design
Production Design
Rolf Zehetbauer
Production Design
Production Design
Michael Bohnstengel
Unit Manager
Unit Manager
Michael McLernon
Unit Manager
Unit Manager
Stephan Pfleger
Unit Manager
Unit Manager
Thomas Schühly
Production Manager
Production Manager
Karin Viesel
Assistant Director
Assistant Director
Richard Eglseder
Property Master
Property Master
Hans Stangl
Property Master
Property Master
Ekkehard Heinrich
Lighting Technician
Lighting Technician
Josef Vavra
Assistant Camera
Assistant Camera
Karl-Heinz Vogelmann
Still Photographer
Still Photographer
Nico Brücker
Production Assistant
Production Assistant
Helga Fischer
Production Assistant
Production Assistant
Dieter Gackstetter
Choreographer
Choreographer
Gisela Schneider
Production Secretary
Production Secretary
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