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Ali: Fear Eats the Soul (Angst essen Seele auf)

Filmverlag der Autoren (1974)

NR (Not Rated)

715515014120

8.0

25,909

Criterion Collection | Drama | Foreign | Romance

Germany | German | Color | 01:33

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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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	Brigitte Mira	Emmi
	El Hedi ben Salem	Ali
	Irm Hermann	Krista
	Elma Karlowa	Mrs. Kargus
	Anita Bucher	Mrs. Ellis
	Gusti Kreissl	Paula
	Doris Mattes	Mrs. Angermeyer
	Margit Symo	Hedwig
	Katharina Herberg	Girl in bar
	Lilo Pempeit	Mrs. Münchmeyer
	Peter Gauhe	Bruno Kurowski
	Marquard Bohm	Gruber
	Walter Sedlmayr	Angermayer
	Hannes Gromball	Waiter
	Hark Bohm	Doctor
	Rudolf Waldemar Brem	Car mechanic
	Karl Scheydt	Albert Kurowski
	Peter Moland	Chief garage mechanic
	Barbara Valentin	Barbara
	Helga Ballhaus	Yolanda
	Elisabeth Bertram	Frieda
	Ingrid Caven
	Rainer Werner Fassbinder	Eugen / Krista's husband
	Wolfgang Hess	Ali
	Kurt Raab	Car Mechanic