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Veronika Voss

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In Munich 1955, German film star Veronika Voss (Rosel Zech) becomes a drug addict at the mercy of corrupt Dr. Marianne Katz (Annemarie Düringer), who keeps her supplied with morphine. After meeting sports writer Robert Krohn (Hilmar Thate), Veronika begins to dream of a return to stardom. As the couple's relationship escalates in intensity, Veronika begins seriously planning her return to the screen -- only to realize how debilitated she has become through her drug habit.

Critics Reviews

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Michael Blowen Boston Globe 04/27/2018
Fassbinder's best film. Go to Full Review
Gary Arnold Washington Post 08/04/2015
Far from apprehending this effect as a felicitous esthetic touch, one simply gets the creeps from it. Veronika Voss is no doubt a peculiarly authentic last testament and premonition of oblivion, but there is no comfort or gratification in it. Go to Full Review
Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times 10/23/2004
4/4
Fassbinder's visual style is the perfect match for this subject. Go to Full Review
Michael Bronski Gay Community News (Boston) 09/08/2022
Veronika Voss feels like Fassbinder is playing it safe. Go to Full Review
Yasser Medina Cinefilia 08/08/2020
7/10
I manage to surprise myself watching 'Veronika Voss', the penultimate film by German director Rainer Werner Fassbinder and the third in his BRD trilogy. [Full review in Spanish] Go to Full Review
Diego Galán El Pais (Spain) 08/23/2019
The script is weakened when analyzing the circumstances of its protagonists and the political story doesn't cover everything it highlights. [Full Review in Spanish] Go to Full Review
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Dave S 12/22/2022 Veronika Voss (Rosel Zech) is a tragic figure, similar in many ways to Norma Desmond of Sunset Boulevard, a former actress who is unable to accept that her professional career has passed her by, thanks in large part to the morphine that is spoon-fed to her by her manipulative doctor. Made at the end of Rainer Werner Fassbinder's brief but prolific career, it is one of his finest films, packed with solid performances, intriguing sets, crisp black and white cinematography, and some of the most stylish and effective lighting that you'll ever see in a film. Strangely, the movie's remarkable visual style sometimes feels like it distracts the viewer from the story and the characters, but this is a minor complaint about an otherwise brilliant film. See more Read all reviews
Veronika Voss

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Movie Info

Synopsis In Munich 1955, German film star Veronika Voss (Rosel Zech) becomes a drug addict at the mercy of corrupt Dr. Marianne Katz (Annemarie Düringer), who keeps her supplied with morphine. After meeting sports writer Robert Krohn (Hilmar Thate), Veronika begins to dream of a return to stardom. As the couple's relationship escalates in intensity, Veronika begins seriously planning her return to the screen -- only to realize how debilitated she has become through her drug habit.
Director
Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Producer
Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Thomas Schühly, Horst Wendlandt, Bertram Vetter
Screenwriter
Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Pea Fröhlich, Peter Märthesheimer
Production Co
Tango Film
Rating
R
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Feb 8, 1982, Original
Release Date (DVD)
Sep 30, 2003
Runtime
1h 45m