Ali: Fear Eats the Soul (1974)
Starring Brigitte Mira, El Hedi ben Salem, Barbara Valentin
Directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder
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.
Runtime: 93 min.
Rating: 7.8
DVD
Languages: Arabic,Deutsch
Countries: Germany
Genres: Drama,Romance
Keywords: germany,foreigner,parent child relationship,husband wife relationship,munich, germany,unsociability,german-turkish living together,older woman younger man relationship,cleaner,new german cinema
Cast
Emmi Kurowski
Barbara
Krista
Frau Kargus
Frau Ellis
Paula
Frau Angermayer
Hedwig
Bardame
Frau Munchmeyer
Herr Angermayer
Eugen
Albert
Bruno
Gruber, Sohn des Vermieters
Arzt
Automechaniker