FM-B113-1981

BRD 3\: Lola

Video

DVD

F&MS

No

Available

Germany in the autumn of 1957. Lola (Barbara Sukowa), a seductive cabaret singer and 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 (Mario Adorf) against the new straight-arrow building commissioner (Armin Mueller-Stahl), 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. Includes: - audio commentary by Fassbinder documentarian, biographer, and friend Christian Braad Thomsen - New video interview with "Lola" star Barbara Sukowa - New video interview with Fassbinder's coscreenwriter Peter Märthesheimer