Germany in the fall of 1957: Lola, a sexy cabaret singer-prostitute exults in her power as a temptress of guys, but she wants out-- she desires cash, property, and love. Matching a corrupt building contractor against the new straight-arrow building commissioner, Lola releases a shocking plan to boost herself in a world where every little thing, and every person, is up for sale. Shot in childlike sweet shades, Fassbinder's homage to Josef von Sternberg's traditional Heaven Angel stands as a satiric homage to capitalism.