Lola

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dave s Lola, the third and final instalment in Rainer Werner Fassbinder's BRD Trilogy, tells the story of Von Bohm (Armin Mueller-Stahl), a highly principled building inspector who arrives in a small West German city after WW2 to oversee the reconstruction of the community. Unknown to him, the city is filled with bureaucratic corruption and vice, centered primarily around a brothel that employs the alluring Lola (Barbara Sukowa), a woman intrigued with the new arrival in town. The movie is a visual feast that features a beautiful and creative color palette and some wildly inventive lighting. On top of that, the always reliable Mueller-Stahl gives a fantastic performance. However, like many of Fassbinder's films, it is difficult to warm up to most of the characters who, for some inexplicable reason, feel very two-dimensional. Despite this, it remains an intriguing look at and condemnation of politics in post-WW2 Germany. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Audience Member Fassbinder's vision in this movie, capitalism is an economic system in which everything is for sale, including integrity, and prostitution is its metaphor. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/17/23 Full Review Audience Member I really didn't find much of the 'hilarious' humor in this movie. I don't really find Fassbinder particularly humorous, and I'm guessing those who do are a little 'off'. It's fine, Armin Mueller-Stahl is good as usual. Adorf is great as a smarmy scumbag politico. 3.3 stars Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/26/23 Full Review Audience Member The story and the script are actually good, the lightning of the movie is quite experimental and therefore turned out to be act more in an irritating way instead of adding value. The camera spends too much time describing the life in brothel instead of storytelling. Lola our main actor is not the best choice when it comes to movie acting. A movie that may have been valued at the time of making but it's easily forgettable now. Rated 2/5 Stars •  Rated 2 out of 5 stars 01/20/23 Full Review scott s Vividly shot and masterfully executed from start to finish, Fassbinder continues to weave a compelling story while criticizing the capitalistic culture. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review william k Excellently produced, unusually stylized, but not quite original tale with a cast of Germany's foremost actors is at best when recreating the post-war atmosphere. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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