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Jan 14, 1981 · Lili Marleen: Directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder. With Hanna Schygulla, Giancarlo Giannini, Mel Ferrer, Karl-Heinz von Hassel. In 1938, a German singer falls in love with a Jewish composer in Zurich, who helps Jews flee Nazi Germany. She wants to help but is forced back to Germany.
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- Drama, Music, Romance
- Rainer Werner Fassbinder
- 1981-01-14
Lili Marleen is a 1981 West German drama film directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder that stars Hanna Schygulla, Giancarlo Giannini, and Mel Ferrer. [1] Set in the time of the Third Reich, the film recounts the love affair between a German singer who becomes the darling of the nation, based on Lale Andersen, and a Swiss conductor, based on Rolf ...
“Lili Marleen” is not one of Fassbinder's great films. But it has a wicked sense of humor, displayed in Fassbinder's two favorite opposites, understatement and hyperbole.
Apr 8, 2021 · Lili Marleen (1981) by Rainer Werner Fassbinder. Publication date 1981 Topics film, cinema, movie Item Size 2178257064. Addeddate 2021-04-08 20:07:38
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Overview. The story of a German singer named Willie who while working in Switzerland falls in love with a Jewish composer named Robert whose family is helping people to flee from the Nazis. Robert’s family is skeptical of Willie, thinking she could be a Nazi as she becomes famous for singing the song “Lili Marleen”. Rainer Werner Fassbinder.
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Loosely based on Lale Andersen’s memoirs, Rainer Werner Fassbinder’s only film set in the Third Reich chronicles the career of recording star Willie Bunterberg (Hanna Schygulla) who wows the troops with her famous hit song while secretly pining for her Jewish lover.
