Veronika Voss

Drama

🎬 Critics Choice Nominee

Director Rainer Werner Fassbinder

Status Released

Release Date 1982-05-13

Storyline

In Munich 1955, German film star Veronika Voss becomes a drug addict at the mercy of corrupt Dr. Marianne Katz, who keeps her supplied with morphine. After meeting sports writer Robert Krohn, Veronika begins to dream of a return to stardom. As the couple's relationship escalates in intensity, Veronika begins seriously planning her return to the screen -- only to realize how debilitated she has become through her drug habit.

"Stars don't die, they fade away."