Ali, fear eats the soul = Angst essen Seele auf

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Title

Ali, fear eats the soul = [videorecording] Angst essen Seele auf / the Rainer Werner Fassbinder Foundation presents a Tango Film production ; written & directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder.

ISBN

1559409398

Published

[United States] : Criterion Collection : [Distributed by] Wellspring Media, [2003], c1974.

Physical Description

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

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.

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

German dialogue, English subtitles.

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.

Variant and related titles

Angst essen Seele auf

Ali, fear eats the soul

Format

Images / Video & Film

Language

German

Added to Catalog

July 29, 2003

Series

Criterion collection (DVD videodiscs) ; 198.

Criterion collection ; 198