Angst Essen Seele auf (Ali: Fear Eats the Soul)1974
Angst Essen Seele auf (Ali: Fear Eats the Soul) (1974)
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Critic Consensus: Regarded as one of the high-water marks in German New Wave cinema of the 1970s, Ali: Fear Eats the Soul is at once an intense portrayal of a relationship and a tribute to one of Rainer Werner Fassbinder's film heroes, Douglas Sirk.
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as Emmi
as Ali
as Barbara
as Krista
as Bruno
as Eugen
as Mrs. Munchmeyer
as Paula
as Gruber
as Angermayer
as Albert
Critic Reviews for Angst Essen Seele auf (Ali: Fear Eats the Soul)
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One of the most beautiful films ever made, plain and simple.
Fassbinder's historicism is a crucial aspect of his modernism: he didn't just make use of prior forms, he quoted them, and derived from them the ironies implicit in his melodramatic styles.
This 1974 film stands as one of Fassbinder's sturdiest achievements, posed between the low-budget funkiness of his early features and the mannerism of his late period.
Technically flawless, deceptively simple and avoiding excesses, it is about problems that are timely and timeless in implications.
Fassbinder uses dramatic and visual excess to push everyday events to extremes, achieving a degree of political and psychological truth not accessible through mere social realism.
It is, rather, another quite courageous attempt by Mr. Fassbinder to develop a film style free of the kind of realistic conventions that sentimentalize life's mysteries.
Audience Reviews for Angst Essen Seele auf (Ali: Fear Eats the Soul)
A delicate and deeply resonant melodrama like only Fassbinder could have made, telling with plenty of honesty a simple but objective love story centered on revolting matters like prejudice and racism - problems relevant even today when it comes to immigrants in Europe.
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One of cinema's most unconventional love stories is also one of the most touching and authentic I've ever seen. A simple and sweet little triumph from Fassbinder, with Brigitte Mira giving a completely unforgettable performance.
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For sure in my all time top 5. The first time I watched this I was glued to the screen. It totally took me by surprise. The scene where Fassbinder cameos as the son-in-law objecting to the relationship is perfect.
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