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.

Cast (29)CrewGenresDetailsReleasesMediaAwards

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

S

Sonja Neudorfer

Frau Fink

Christine Kaufmann

Susi

Y Sa Lo

Rosa

Günther Kaufmann

GI

Isolde Barth

Frau Völker

K

Karsten Peters

Editor

Harry Baer

1st Demonstrator

Rainer Will

2nd Demonstrator

H

Herbert Steinmetz

Concierge

N

Nino Korda

TV Delivery Man

Udo Kier

Waiter (uncredited)

R

Raúl Gimenez

1st Waiter (uncredited)

Andrea Heuer

Librarian (uncredited)

J

Juliane Lorenz

Saleswoman (uncredited)

M

Maxim Oswald

Grandfather Berger (uncredited)

H

Helmut Petigk

Bouncer (uncredited)

M

Marita Pleyer

Rahel (uncredited)

U

Ulrike Vigo

Little Marie (uncredited)

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