Fassbinder won the Golden Bear at the 32nd Berlin International Film Festival for '' Veronika Voss '' . The original German title , '' Die Sehnsucht der Veronika Voss '' , translates as " The longing of Veronika Voss " . Set in the 1950s , the film depicts the twilight years of the title character , a faded Nazi starlet . A sports reporter becomes enthralled by the unbalanced actress and discovers that she is under the power of a villainous doctor who supplies her with the drugs she craves so long as she can pay the exorbitant fee . Despite the reporter 's best attempts , he is unable to save her from a terrible end
32nd Berlin International Film Festival
32nd Berlin International Film Festival
Rainer Werner Fassbinder