Lili Marleen (film) an underground group of German Jews. Of the 23 theatrical films that Fassbinder directed, Lili Marleen was the only one that Germany submitted to the Academy to be considered for a Best Foreign Language Film nomination. The film, while a German production, was one of the few that Fassbinder shot in English. Ultimately, the film was not nominated. Lili Marleen (film) Lili Marleen is a 1981 West German drama film directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder and starring Hanna Schygulla. The screenplay was produced using the autobiographical novel "Der Himmel hat viele Farben" ("The Heavens Have Many Colors") by Lale Andersen.
Hanna Schygulla the 1990s she became a well-known chanson singer. In Juliane Lorenz's documentary film "Life, Love and Celluloid" (1998), on Fassbinder and related topics, Schygulla performs several songs. Schygulla appeared in the 2000 Béla Tarr film "Werckmeister Harmonies", and in 2002 in "VB51", a performance by the artist Vanessa Beecroft. Five years later, she appeared in the film "The Edge of Heaven", directed by Fatih Akın, to wide acclaim. In 2007 she received the Honorary Award from the Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival and in 2010 she received the Honorary Golden Bear from the Berlin Film Festival. In 2011 she acted