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Fear Eats the Soul

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Original title

Angst essen Seele auf

Year

1974

Running time

93 min.

Country

Germany - West Germany (FRG)

Director

Rainer Werner Fassbinder

Screenwriter

Rainer Werner Fassbinder

Cast

Music

Peer Raben

Cinematography

Jürgen Jürges

Producer

Tango-Film

Genre

Drama. Romance | Racism. Romantic Drama. Cult Movie

Synopsis

Emmi, a woman truly in the second half of life, falls in love with Ali, a Berber guest worker more than ten years younger. When they both decide to marry, everybody seems to be against them. When the folks calm down a bit, Emmi and Ali get deeply unsure about their relationship.

Rankings Position

#19 Best German Movies of all time
#39 Best Movies of the '70s
#66 Best Romantic Movies in the history of film

Awards: 1974: Cannes: Jury Prize Ecuménico, FIPRESCI

1973: German Film Awards: Best Actress (Mira)

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Critics' reviews

"A simple, clear story and yet with its own sophisticated moral intelligence (...) The performances of Brigitte Mira and El Hedi Ben Salem as Emmi and Ali are superb"

Peter Bradshaw: The Guardian
"One of the most beautiful films ever made, plain and simple."

Tom Huddleston: Time Out
"One of Fassbinder's sturdiest achievements, posed between the low-budget funkiness of his early features and the mannerism of his late period."

Dave Kehr: Chicago Tribune
"Affecting and moving drama that really explores the selfish nature behind human actions."

David Parkinson: Empire
"Technically flawless, deceptively simple and avoiding excesses, it is about problems that are timely and timeless in implications."

Variety Staff: Variety
"The reason it gathers so much power, I think, is that Fassbinder knew exactly what was meant by the title, and made the film so quickly he only had time to tell the truth."

Roger Ebert: Chicago Sun-Times

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39 My Favorite German Movies (33)

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