Plot
Ten years after the war, West Germany's market economy is booming. Into an unnamed city that's rife with corruption comes a new building commissioner, Herr von Bohm, committed to progress but also upright. He's smitten by Marie-Louise, a single mother who's his landlady's daughter. Von Bohm does not realize she is also Lola, a singer at a bordello and the mistress of Schuckert, a local builder whose profits depend on von Bohm's projects. When von Bohm discovers Marie-Louise's real vocation and looks closely at Schuckert's work, will this social satire play out as a remake of "Blue Angel," a visit of Chekhov to West Germany, or an update of Jean Renoir's "Rules of the Game"?
Written by
Pea Fröhlich, Peter Märthesheimer, Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Directed by
Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Crew
Production Countries
Germany
Production Companies
WDR, Trio Film, Rialto Film
Languages
Latin, Deutsch, English, Français
Awards
4 wins & 1 nomination total