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Die Sehnsucht der Veronika Voss (1982)

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Originally Die Sehnsucht de Veronika Voss, this Rainer Werner Fassbinder spin on Sunset Boulevard stars Rosel Zech as film actress Veronika Voss. Once the toast of Germany, Veronika had allegedly been an intimate of Joseph Gobbels. But the Third Reich is dead...and Veronika may as well be. Playing to an increasingly diminishing fan following, Veronika turns to drugs to cushion her against the cruelties of life. Her self-destruction is accelerated by her "Doctor Feelgood" Annemaire Duringer, who

R, 1 hr. 45 min.

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Directed By: Rainer Werner Fassbinder

In Theaters: Feb 18, 1982 Wide

On DVD: Sep 30, 2003

Cast

Rosel Zech
Veronika Voss
Hilmar Thate
Robert Krohn
Annemarie D�ringer
Dr. Katz
Doris Schade
Josefa
Cornelia Froboess
Henriette
Erik Schumann
Dr. Edel
Armin Mueller-Stahl
Max Rehbein
Peter Luehr
Herr Treibel
Brigitte Horney
Frau Treibel
Elisabeth Volkmann
Grete
Karl-Heinz von Hassel
Doctor at asylum
Peter Zadek
Film Director
Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Police Superintendent
Harry Baer
Peter Berling
Fat Film Producer
Johanna Hofer
Mrs. Treibel
Tamara Kafka
Arztin
G�nther Kaufmann
G.I. Dealer
Sonja Neudorfer
Saleswoman
Lilo Pempeit
Saleswoman's Boss
Rudolf Platte
Mr. Treibel
Volker Spengler
Director
Herbert Steinmetz
Gardener
Hans Wypr�chtiger
Head Editor
Juliane Lorenz
Secretary
Dieter Schidor
Kripodeamter
Thomas Sch�hly

Critic Reviews for Die Sehnsucht der Veronika Voss

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Fassbinder's visual style is the perfect match for this subject.

October 23, 2004 Full Review Source: Chicago Sun-Times

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Roger Ebert

Chicago Sun-Times

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A chilly, tough, wicked satire disguised as the sort of schmaltzy, black-and-white, 1950's melodrama.

August 30, 2004 Full Review Source: New York Times

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Vincent Canby

New York Times

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The situation soon freezes into an inert, rather facile metaphor for America's postwar domination of the German soul.

January 1, 2000 Full Review Source: Chicago Reader

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Dave Kehr

Chicago Reader

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One of the most stylish of Fassbinder's many films.

September 18, 2006 Full Review Source: TV Guide's Movie Guide

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TV Guide's Movie Guide

This was the last film that Rainer Werner Fassbinder completed before his suicide.

September 27, 2003 Full Review Source: Ozus' World Movie Reviews

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Dennis Schwartz

Ozus' World Movie Reviews

Fassbinder's work here is muddy at best. His black and white cinematography limits his typically washed-out color palette while failing to connect us emotionally with the bygone era.

March 26, 2003 Full Review Source: Filmcritic.com

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Christopher Null

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with an icy visual style even more marvelous than 'maria braun', this thinly disguised biopic of the downfall of a famous actress of the third reich is absolutely chilling to watch. fantastic high key b&w photography renders many scenes almost completely white, with odd lighting effects and fassbinder's eccentric

October 25, 2011

Stella Dallas

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Chilling! Fassbinder's visual technique complements the morphine induced highs and lows experienced by the star. A harrowing satire of the fickleness of the film industry, public perception, addiction, and the parasites that prosper through exploitation.

October 14, 2010