Lola

Rainer Werner Fassbinder

Original title: Lola

Inspired by Josef von Sternberg’s The Blue Angel (1930), and Marlene Dietrich’s character in that film, Rainer Werner Fassbinder reimagined the story of a seductive woman, setting it instead in a small Bavarian town in 1957. In this postwar landscape, Lola — the most desired prostitute at the Villa Fink brothel — is someone who ensures the continued well-being of local corruption…

  • Duration: 113’
  • Production year: 1981
  • Country: DE
  • Language: DE Subtitles: PT

Upcoming sessions

San Sebastián International Film Festival 1981

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