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Actors: Barbara Sukowa, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Mario Adorf, Matthias Fuchs, Ivan Desny
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Lola (1981) |
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LOLA is a movie cowritten and directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder in 1981. Armin Mueller-Stahl and Barbara Sukowa won the 1982 German Academy Awards in the Best Actor and Best Actress categories.
The setting is Koburg, Germany in the mid-fifties. Von Bohm has just been hired by the Mayor as the man in charge of granting the construction licences. Von Bohm is a pragmatic man who knows he has to deal with crooks like the contractor Schukert if he wants the things to be done. Schukert's mistress, Lola, is a singer working in the local brothel. Intrigued by Von Bohm's reputation as an honest man, she decides to seduce him. Von Bohm, unaware of Lola's real identity, falls in love with the prostitute and wants to marry her. When he finally discovers her night job, Von Bohm begins a personal war against Schukert in order to expose the crook's schemes and ruin him.
--Daniel Staebler, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of Lola (1981) |
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Time/era of movie:
- 1930's-1950's
Romance/Love/Hugging
Yes
Kind of romance:
- seduction (yum!)
Crime & Scandal
Yes
Story of
- con-artist/white collar crime
Taboo Sex Story?
Yes
Kind of sex:
- main character serviced by a prostitute
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- govt employee
Age:
- 40's-50's
Eccentric:
Yes
- deluded
Hair color?
- white
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) average
Events of movie makes character more...
- sad
Ethnicity/Nationality
- German
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Hair color
- red
Hair style
- (woman) medium/shoulderlgn wavey
Body type
- (woman) ample bosom & buttocks
Unclothed?
- very tight clothes
How much in movie?
- 80%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- German
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 40's-50's
Profession/status:
- business executive
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 80%
Hair color
- white
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) fat
Ethnicity/Nationality
- German
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Setting
Europe
Yes
European country:
- Germany
City?
Yes
Misc setting
- bar
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- no torture/death
Movie makes you feel...
- thoughtful
Sex/nudity in movie?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- kissing
- seeing nude female butt
Non-American film?
Yes
What language?
- German
Subtitles?
- Yes
If lots of song/dance...
- lot of singing
If soundtrack VERY NOTICEABLE...
- Classic/oldies rock
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