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Ali: Fear Eats the Soul (1974)

7.8/10 1h 33m Mar 05, 1974
Romance Drama

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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Movie Details

Original Title Angst essen Seele auf
Original Language DE
Budget $130,000
Revenue $186,757
Status Released
Popularity 1.1

Cast

Brigitte Mira
Brigitte Mira
Emmi Kurowski
Popularity: 0.3
El Hedi ben Salem
El Hedi ben Salem
Ali
Popularity: 2.0
Irm Hermann
Irm Hermann
Krista
Popularity: 0.5
Barbara Valentin
Barbara Valentin
Barbara
Popularity: 0.7
Elma Karlowa
Elma Karlowa
Mrs. Kargus
Popularity: 0.2
Anita Bucher
Anita Bucher
Mrs. Ellis
Popularity: 0.4
Gusti Kreissl
Gusti Kreissl
Paula
Popularity: 0.8
Doris Mattes
Doris Mattes
Mrs. Angermayer
Popularity: 0.1
Margit Symo
Margit Symo
Hedwig
Popularity: 0.1
Katharina Herberg
Katharina Herberg
Bardame
Popularity: 0.3
Lilo Pempeit
Lilo Pempeit
Mrs. Munchmeyer
Popularity: 0.1
Walter Sedlmayr
Walter Sedlmayr
Mr. Angermayer
Popularity: 7.6

Key Crew

Editor Thea Eymèsz
Producer Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Director Rainer Werner Fassbinder

Production

Tango Film
DE
Filmverlag der Autoren
DE

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Observations on Film Art: The Stripped-Down Style of ALI: FEAR EATS THE SOUL
Observations on Film Art: The Stripped-Down Style of ALI: FEAR EATS THE SOUL
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AFS Presents: Ali: Fear Eats The Soul
AFS Presents: Ali: Fear Eats The Soul
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Mark Kermode reviews Rainer Werner Fassbinder's Fear Eats the Soul (1974) | BFI Player
Mark Kermode reviews Rainer Werner Fassbinder's Fear Eats the Soul (1974) | BFI Player
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Keywords

husband wife relationship unsociability parent child relationship germany cleaning lady foreigner german-turkish living together munich, germany older woman younger man relationship new german cinema age-gap relationship

Reviews from TMDB

CRCulver 6/10
Jul 23, 2018

The original title of Rainer Werner Fassbinder's 1974 film "Fear Eats the Soul" is deliberately ungrammatical German: ANGST ESSEN SEELE AUF "Fear Eat Soul". That is due to one of the two protagonists we meet: Ali (El Hedi ben Salem) is a Moroccan immigrant working in Munich. He toils as a car repair ... Read more

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Details
Release Date March 5, 1974
Runtime 1h 33m
Budget $130,000
Revenue $186,757
Language DE
Status Released
Popularity 1.1
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