Veronika Voss [VHS]

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Ten years after the fall of the Third Reich, former screen star Veronika Voss (Rosel Zech) live sin relative obscurity. One rainy night, she encounters Robert Krohn (Hilmar Thate), a young sportswriter who is unaware of her former fame. Fascinated by her personality and seductive charm, he continues seeing the faded actress, and eventually comes to discover the dark secrets behind her tragic downfall. Based on the true story of a World War II UFA star, Veronika Voss was the final episode of Fassbinder's trilogy on post-war Germany, following The Marriage of Maria Braun (1979) and Lola (1981). It was also the last film that Fassbinder lived to complete.

Veronika Voss [VHS] Review

"Veronika Voss" is the noir\melodrama Hollywood never made, or is it the noir\melodrama Hollywood did make but Fassbinder borrowed from it? I'm not quite yet a strong admirer of Fassbinder's work, though I'm getting there. I've seen a few of his films and they have all pleased me on different levels, but, "Veronika Voss" is one of the best films I've seen from Fassbinder. The other one is "The Merchant of Four Seasons" (easily one of the greatest films I've ever seen). "Voss" immediately captures your attention with the beautiful black&white cinematography from Xaver Schwarzenberger. "Voss" though may recall the classic Billy Wilder film "Sunset Boulevard", and maybe that's done on purpose. While it would be foolish to try and compare the two obviously "Veronika Voss" gets away with things Wilder's film could never have. "Voss" tells the story of a once famous actress who was popular during WW2 and now finds herself a "has been". Whether she just has too much pride or is in denial I'm not sure, but she stands no real chance at a comeback. As it turns out Voss is addicted to morphine. It may even have been one of the reasons for her marriage to end. And just like "Sunset Boulevard" the former star finds herself attracted to a younger man. In this case Robert Krohn (Hilmar Thate). But the film, to me at least, isn't really a satire on the movie industry the way "Boulevard" was. "Voss" takes on the noir\melodrama. And does so in a very effective way. Rosel Zech who play Voss does a great job. She maintains our interest for the entire lenght of the film and displays a wide range of emotions. And I also enjoyed Cornelia Froboess, who plays Robert's extremely understanding girlfriend. She adds some humor to the film. If your just starting to get interested in Fassbinder's work "Veronika Voss" should win you over. Bottom-line: One of the best films I've seen so far from Fassbinder. I loved the black&white cinematography and the performance from Zech. Fassbinder makes the film Hollywood forgot to. Help other customers find the most helpful reviews� Was this review helpful to you?�Yes No Report abuse | PermalinkComment�Comment

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