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Lili Marleen is a 1981 West German drama film directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder that stars Hanna Schygulla, Giancarlo Giannini, and Mel Ferrer.
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.
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- Drama, Music, Romance
- Rainer Werner Fassbinder
- 1981-01-14
Dec 27, 2014 · An extravagant story of love, war and propaganda in the shadows of Nazi Germany, Fassbinder's "Lili Marleen" is, ironical... Director: Rainer Werner Fassbinder.
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- Blondinka Inoz
“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.
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.
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”.
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Jun 13, 2019 · In Switzerland, German singer Willie falls in love with Jewish composer, Robert, who offers resistance to the Nazis by helping refugees. But his family thinks Willie is a Nazi and may be a risk for them. One day Willie helps Robert but, has to stay in Germany.
