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Summary:

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.

Contributors:

Fassbinder, Rainer Werner, 1945-1982

Mira, Brigitte

Ben Salem, El Hedi

Valentin, Barbara

Hermann, Irm

Karlowa, Elma, 1932-1994

Bucher, Anita

Kreissl, Gusti

Mattes, Doris

Symo, Margit, 1913-1992

Jürges, Jürgen, 1940-

Eymèsz, Thea

Rainer Werner Fassbinder Foundation

Tango Film Produktion

Criterion Collection (Firm)

Wellspring Media

Languages:

German
English

Language Notes:

German dialogue, English subtitles.

Related Works:

Angst essen Seele auf (Motion picture)

Related Series:

Criterion collection; [volume] 198

Alternate Titles:

Title translation: Ali, fear eats the soul

Subjects:

Prejudices — Germany — Drama

Man-woman relationships — Germany — Drama

Germany — Social conditions — Germany — Drama

German language films

Prejudices

Man-woman relationships

Social conditions

Germany

Genres:

Romance films

Feature films

Feature films — Germany

Foreign language films

Drama

System Details:

DVD, Region 1 encoding, Dolby digital mono.

Performers:

Cast: Brigitte Mira, El Hedi Ben Salem, Barbara Valentin, Irm Hermann, Elma Karlowa, Anita Bucher, Gusti Kreissl, Doris Mattes, Margit Symo.

Production Credits:

Director of photography, Jürgen Jurges ; editor, Thea Eymèsz.

General Notes:

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.
Cannes Film Festival, 1974: FIPRESCI Prize (Rainer Werner Fassbinder); Prize of the Ecumenical Jury (Rainer Werner Fassbinder).

Audience:

MPAA rating: Not rated.

Physical Description:

2 videodiscs (93 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet.

Physical Characteristics:

plastic; metal; 4 3/4 in.; polychrome

Audio Characteristics:

digital; optical

Digital Characteristics:

video file; DVD video; region 1

Call Numbers:

ALI 1974 DVD

ISBNs:

1559409398

Other Standard Numbers:

Universal Product Code: 715515014120
Publisher Number, Criterion Collection: CC1591D

OCLC Numbers:

1053040640
52479898 [Invalid]