Germany in the fall of 1957: Lola, a sexy cabaret singer-prostitute exults in her power as a temptress of men, however she desires out-- she desires cash, property, and love. Matching a corrupt building professional against the new straight-arrow building commissioner, Lola launches a horrendous plan to raise herself in a globe where everything, and also everyone, is for sale. Shot in childish sweet colors, Fassbinder's tribute to Josef von Sternberg's timeless Heaven Angel stands as a satiric homage to capitalism.
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Germany in the fall of 1957: Lola, a sexy cabaret singer-prostitute exults in her power as a temptress of men, however she desires out-- she desires cash, property, and love. Matching a corrupt building professional against the new straight-arrow building commissioner, Lola launches a horrendous plan to raise herself in a globe where everything, and also everyone, is for sale. Shot in childish sweet colors, Fassbinder's tribute to Josef von Sternberg's timeless Heaven Angel stands as a satiric homage to capitalism.
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