Lola (1981)
Original title: Lola
1981 · 1 h 55 min
Rainer Werner FassbinderCast
Barbara Sukowa 
Armin Mueller-Stahl 
Mario Adorf 
Matthias Fuchs Helga Feddersen 
Karin Baal
Credits
Written by: Pea Fröhlich
Plot
In 1957 Germany, a cabaret singer and prostitute enjoys power over the town's men until a new building commissioner arrives.
Sinekatalog’s take
Rainer Werner Fassbinder's satire is colourful and bitter, one of his BRD trilogy, with Barbara Sukowa.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.4 / 10 (7,537 votes)
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