Lulu

Lulu

1980 · 83 min · ★ 4.3 · Drama

Lulu models for a young painter who tries to seduce her. When her husband enters the room he dies from a heart attack. Lulu marries the painter, who commits suicide when he finds out that she has been having a long standing affair with Dr Schon and whose son gives her a job. Lulu kills Dr Schon and goes to London to live with his son. Eventually, she becomes a prostitute and dies a victim of Jack the Ripper.

Directed by Walerian Borowczyk · Written by Walerian Borowczyk

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