Erik Schumann, Giancarlo Giannini, Hanna Schygulla, Karl-Heinz von Hassel, Mel Ferrer

A critique of pop mythology disquised as the doomed love story of the bubble-headed cabaret chanteuse who recorded the most beloved ballad of WWII while serving as a Jewish spy.

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79% liked it

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40% liked it

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Directed by: Rainer Werner Fassbinder

Release Date: January 1, 1981

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  • January 28, 2008
    THE story of a romantic song who became the most lovely song of German soldiers in the
    second world war ...i am not sure but i think that in the film we hear singing ,not the original song , but performed by Edith Piaf ..

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June 3, 2006
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

It has a wicked sense of humor, displayed in Fassbinder's two favorite opposites, understatement and hyperbole. full review

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