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.

Primary Title
  • Ali: Fear Eats the Soul = Angst essen Seele auf
Date Broadcast
  • 1974
Release Year
  • 1974
Duration
  • 93:21
Channel
  • TV and Radio
Broadcaster
  • He Māra Mahara | Cultural Collections
Programme Description
  • 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.
Classification
  • Unknown
Owning Collection
  • Chapman Archive
Broadcast Platform
  • Television
Languages
  • Arabic
  • German
Captioning Languages
  • English
Captions
Live Broadcast
  • No
Rights Statement
  • Film out of copyright (NZ). Made for the University of Auckland's educational use.
Subjects
  • Man-woman relationships--Germany
  • Germany--Social conditions
  • Prejudices--Germany
  • Feature films--Germany
Genres
  • Drama
  • Romance
Contributors
  • Rainer Werner Fassbinder (Director)
  • Rainer Werner Fassbinder (Writer)
  • Brigitte Mira (Actor)
  • El Hedi ben Salem (Actor)
  • Irm Hermann (Actor)
  • Elma Karlowa (Actor)
  • Gusti Kreissl (Actor)
  • Margit Symo (Actor)
  • Katharina Herberg (Actor)
  • Peter Gauhe (Actor)
  • Anita Bucher (Actor)
  • Doris Mathes (Actor)
  • Lilo Pempeit (Actor)
  • Jürgen Jürges (Cinematographer)
  • Thea Eymèsz (Editor)
  • Tango Film (Production Unit)
  • Filmverlag der Autoren (Production Unit)
Subjects
  • Man-woman relationships--Germany
  • Germany--Social conditions
  • Prejudices--Germany
  • Feature films--Germany