Ali, Fear Eats the Soul / : Angst Essen Seele auf

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Call Number: DVD FLC-GER Ali
On Shelf At: Downtown Library

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Originally released as a motion picture in 1974.
Special features: Disc one: original theatrical trailer -- Disc two: introduction by director Todd Haynes; interviews with actress Brigitte Mira and editor Thea Eymesz; short film "Angst isst Seele auf" (2002); from the BBC: "Signs of vigorous life: new German cinema"; excerpt from "The American soldier: featuring Margarethe von Trotta; a 16-page booklet, featuring a new essay by critic Chris Fujiwara and a reprint of Michael Toteberg's introduction to the published screenplay."
Brigitte Mira, El Hedi Ben Salem, Barbara Valentin, Irm Hermann, Elma Karlowa, Anita Bucher, Gusti Kreissl, Doris Mattes, Margit Symo.
Lonely widow Emmi Kurowski meets Arab worker Ali in a bar during a rainstorm. They fall in love--to their own surprise, and to the shock of family, colleagues, and drinking buddies. An emotional power that reflects the ethnic tensions within German society.
DVD, Region 1 encoding, Dolby digital mono ; Full screen.

COMMUNITY REVIEWS

Truly Great Movie. submitted by Tassos on January 30, 2019, 9:17am RW Fassbinder was a wunderkind director, made 20 movies by the age of 29 or 28. This is one of the best examples of his genius. See it.

Unique story submitted by brooksza on August 15, 2022, 3:23pm This is a unique love story that's as relevant today as it was when the movie was made. I empathized with Ali and Emmi and the way society judged them because of their age and ethnic differences. There were lots of shots of people in mirrors before we get a final shot of both of them through the mirror.

There's one impressive shot of Emmi in the kitchen alone where the doorway forms a really narrow frame.