Ali: Fear Eats the Soul (1974)
Ali: Fear Eats the Soul (1974)
Plot.
Emmi Kurowski, a cleaning lady, is lonely in her old age. Her husband died years ago, and her grown children offer little companionship. One night she goes to a bar frequented by Arab immigrants and strikes up a friendship with middle-aged mechanic Ali. Their relationship soon develops into something more, and Emmi's family and neighbors criticize their spontaneous marriage. Soon Emmi and Ali are forced to confront their own insecurities about their future.
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Cast & Crew.
Brigitte Mira
Emmi
El Hedi ben Salem
Ali
Barbara Valentin
Barbara
Irm Hermann
Krista
Elma Karlowa
Mrs. Kargus
Anita Bucher
Mrs. Ellis
Gusti Kreissl
Paula
Doris Mattes
Mrs. Angermeyer
Media.
Details.
Release DateMarch 5, 1974
Original NameAngst essen Seele auf
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 33m
Budget$130,000
Genres
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This Movie Is About.
germany
foreigner
parent child relationship
wife husband relationship
munich
unsociability
german-turkish living together
older woman younger man relationship
new german cinema
cleaning lady
age-gap relationship
Wiki.
Ali: Fear Eats the Soul (German: Angst essen Seele auf) is a 1974 West German drama film written and directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder, starring Brigitte Mira and El Hedi ben Salem. The film won the International Federation of Film Critics award for best in-competition movie and the Prize of the Ecumenical Jury at the 1974 Cannes Film Festival. It is considered to be one of Fassbinder's most powerful works and is hailed by many as a masterpiece.
The film revolves around the romance that develops between Emmi, an elderly German woman, and Ali, a Moroccan migrant worker in postwar West Germany.
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