Veronika Voss

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Veronika Voss

R

Released Feb 8, 1982

1h 45m

Drama

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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.

Michael Blowen

Boston Globe

Fassbinder's best film.

Apr 27, 2018

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Gary Arnold

Washington Post

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.

Aug 4, 2015

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Roger Ebert

Chicago Sun-Times

Fassbinder's visual style is the perfect match for this subject.

Rated: 4/4

Oct 23, 2004

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Michael Bronski

Gay Community News (Boston)

Veronika Voss feels like Fassbinder is playing it safe.

Sep 8, 2022

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Yasser Medina

Cinefilia

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]

Rated: 7/10

Aug 8, 2020

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Diego Galán

El Pais (Spain)

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]

Aug 23, 2019

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Dave S

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.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

10/16/23

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william k

Beautifully photographed in black-and-white in exquisitely stylish sets, this melodrama follows the tragic fate of a former German movie star who can no longer find success in post-war Germany; Fassbinder clearly set this as homage to the actress Sybille Schmitz, who he admired, but also as a critique of the relentless German society after WWII.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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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