
Ten years after the war, West Germany's market economy is booming. Into an unnamed city that's rife with corruption comes a new building commissioner, Herr von Bohm, committed to progress but also upright. He's smitten by Marie-Louise, a single mother who's his landlady's daughter. Von Bohm does not realize she is also Lola, a singer at a bordello and the mistress of Schuckert, a local builder whose profits depend on von Bohm's projects. When von Bohm discovers Marie-Louise's... (Full plot summary below)
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Ten years after the war, West Germany's market economy is booming. Into an unnamed city that's rife with corruption comes a new building commissioner, Herr von Bohm, committed to progress but also upright. He's smitten by Marie-Louise, a single mother who's his landlady's daughter. Von Bohm does not realize she is also Lola, a singer at a bordello and the mistress of Schuckert, a local builder whose profits depend on von Bohm's projects. When von Bohm discovers Marie-Louise's real vocation and looks closely at Schuckert's work, will this social satire play out as a remake of "Blue Angel," a visit of Chekhov to West Germany, or an update of Jean Renoir's "Rules of the Game"?
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| Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)Ken HankeI'm delighted to see someone running Rainer Werner Fassbinder's Lola. Actually, I'm just delighted to see someone running any Fassbinder film. |
| TV GuideMichael ScheinfeldIt's a political fairy tale about duplicity and hypocrisy in which everything, including ethics and human flesh, is for sale, and self-esteem and worth is measured only in terms of money. |
| Ozus' World Movie ReviewsDennis SchwartzIt's wonderfully provocative as only Fassbinder can be. |
| Boston GlobeBruce McCabe"Lola" is indelibly, ineffably Fassbinder, a demanding, compelling film that virtually imposes a reaction on its viewer. To realize that the intelligence behind these images has been stilled is to be truly saddened. |
| The GateAndrew ParkerA fascinating satire and skillfully mounted drama, Lola works because its post-World War II setting has a lot more in common with early 80s politics than I think most people at the time realized. |
| Film4Tom DawsonAgain Fassbinder returns to Germany's past to reveal the workings of its stagnant moral present to powerful effect, boldly combining melodramatic storytelling, vibrant performances, garish visuals and searching analysis. |
| CineVueChristopher MachellLola transcends broad satire and, as with Fassbinder's best pictures, finds the raw humanity at the heart of the film's heightened reality. |
| User ReviewPasi VA masterpiece by Fassbinder, good story, humorous, great music and then Barbara Sukowa... |
| User ReviewCarly RI loved this movie. Out of the BRD trilogy it's totally the best one. |
| User ReviewMatthew TThis is probably my favorite Fassbinder film. It manages to create a happy ending that isn't really all that happy, like a Sirk film. It's a shame Fassbinder never worked Mario Adorf again, as his performance is fantastic and he almost steals any scene he's in. |