Lola

Coburg 1957. The new head of the building department, Mr. von Böhm (Armin Mueller-Stahl), takes office in the small town. Due to his correct and incorruptible manner, he quickly becomes unpopular in the universally corrupt society, which pushes the profitable morsels of the economic miracle of the Adenauer era to each other. The building tycoon Schuckert (Mario Adorf) rules the community. The meeting place for the city's dignitaries is his 'Villa Fink', a flourishing brothel. This is where business relationships and love services are negotiated. The star of the brothel is the charming Marie-Luise (Barbara Sukowa), better known among men as 'Lola', the hottest whore in town. The highly moral von Bohm uncovers Schuckert's machinations and wants to bring the truth to light. But Schuckert knows how to buy himself from Böhm's silence: He promises him Lola...

With the multi-award-winning work 'Lola' (1981), Rainer Werner Fassbinder continues his examination of the post-war period and the 'Adenauer era', which began with the 'Marriage of Maria Braun', exposes the false morality of the fifties and provides food for thought about undesirable developments in the history of the Federal Republic, which can be experienced in a biting satire here on DVD in the distribution programme.