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| Directed by | Rainer Werner Fassbinder |
| Produced by | Horst Wendlandt |
| Written by | Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Pea Fröhlich, Peter Märthesheimer |
| Starring | Barbara Sukowa, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Mario Adorf |
| Distributed by | United Artists Classics (US theatrical) Criterion (Region 1 DVD) |
| Release date(s) |  August 20, 1981 August 4, 1982 |
| Running time | 113 min |
| Language | German |
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Lola is a 1981 West German film directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder. It is the third in his BRD Trilogy: the previous films are The Marriage of Maria Braun (BRD 1) and Veronika Voss (BRD 2).
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Plot
The film is set in 1955 in capitalist post-World War II West Germany. Shuckert is a local construction entrepreneur whose methods of gaining wealth include shady business practices such as bribing the local officials. His latest grand scheme is endangered with an arrival of Von Bohm, a new building commissioner who is faithful to traditional values. While Shuckert struggles to figure out Von Bohm's motive, Von Bohm gradually falls in love with a beautiful woman named Lola. They are attracted to each other and Von Bohm starts thinking of marriage. However, unbeknown to him, Lola earns her living as a cabaret singer/prostitute in a local brothel and most of Von Bohm's adversaries, including Shuckert, are her clients.
Main cast
- Barbara Sukowa – Lola
- Armin Mueller-Stahl – Von Bohm
- Mario Adorf – Schukert
- Matthias Fuchs – Esslin
See also
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| 1973 | Jail Bait • Welt am Draht |
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| 1978 | Germany in Autumn • Despair • In a Year of 13 Moons |
| 1979 | The Marriage of Maria Braun • The Third Generation |
| 1980s | Berlin Alexanderplatz • Lili Marleen • Theater in Trance • Lola • Veronika Voss • Querelle • |
