Veronika Voss
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Veronika Voss (German: Die Sehnsucht der Veronika Voss, lit. "The Longing of Veronika Voss") is a 1982 West German black-and-white drama film directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder, and starring Rosel Zech, Hilmar Thate, and Cornelia Froboess. Loosely based on the career of actress Sybille Schmitz, the film follows the titular Veronika Voss, a morphine-addicted film star in 1955 Munich who begins an affair with a sports journalist; soon after, he discovers that Veronika is under the control of a corrupt neurologist scheming to bleed her of her wealth.
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Directed by | Rainer Werner Fassbinder |
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Produced by | Thomas Schühly |
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Cinematography | Xaver Schwarzenberger |
Music by | Peer Raben |
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Distributed by | Filmverlag der Autoren |
Release date | 18 February 1982 |
Running time | 104 minutes |
Country | West Germany |
Language | German |
Veronika Voss is the second film of his BRD Trilogy, but was chronologically made last, after The Marriage of Maria Braun and Lola. It is also the penultimate film of his career (preceding Querelle) and the last film released during Fassbinder's lifetime.