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Emmi Kurowski
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Critic Reviews for Angst Essen Seele auf (Ali: Fear Eats the Soul)
All Critics (36) | Top Critics (16) | Fresh (36)
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Like Rainer Werner Fassbinder's other recent imitations of life, Fear Eats the Soul... achieves a remarkable balance between stylisation and realism.
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It even manages something like a happy ending without sugar-coating the still poignantly relevant themes.Timely and heartbreaking, some 43 years after its debut.
April 26, 2017 | Rating: 5/5 | Full Review… -
The performances are flawless; the themes remain timely.
April 2, 2017 | Rating: 5/5 | Full Review… -
The performances of Brigitte Mira and El Hedi Ben Salem as Emmi and Ali are superb; they act with instant sympathy and charm and in their own way, they are the most purely lovable characters I have ever seen on a movie screen.
March 30, 2017 | Rating: 5/5 | Full Review… -
Fassbinder made so many incredible films, but this is certainly up there with his finest.
March 30, 2017 | Rating: 5/5 | Full Review… -
One of the most beautiful films ever made, plain and simple.
March 27, 2017 | Rating: 5/5 | Full Review…
Audience Reviews for Angst Essen Seele auf (Ali: Fear Eats the Soul)
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Aug 08, 2013A 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.Carlos M Super Reviewer
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Mar 10, 2013This is my introduction to Fassibender and I will be watching more of his films. Ali: Fear Eats the Soul revolves around a romance between an elderly widow and an Arab foreign worker. It's filmed and set in Germany. Much like interracial marriages were looked at in the US it was frowned upon. The story is simplistic, the film never moves out of a realistic view point. While the ideas were depressing I never actually felt any emotion. I don't know why, the acting was genuine enough, and the story had me gripped. Even during the family meeting I didn't feel anything, emotionally I wasn't present. While I liked what the ending thirty minutes did, I don't think it was executed perfectly. It was to sudden, I wouldn't have minded an additional thirty minutes of footage to make it more evened out. This is still a phenomenal film considering how little it revolves around. Tension was always boiling, and the story had me gripped. You don't have to be adventurous to enjoy this, so I recommend it to everyone. 3.5 stars+Daniel D Super Reviewer
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Apr 03, 2012Aesthetically amazing. The cinematography makes it interesting to watch and the performances of Ali and Emma are perfect. The film is devoid of any contrived or melodramatic emotion. It moves forward calmly. The ending is a little hard to absorb because it ends oddly, but that is in touch with the rest of the film. Fassbinder alienates and yet manipulates the viewer's emotion extremely well. Astonishing how much subtext is in the film, I was watching something and thinking about it at the same time throughout the entire film. Strange and raw film which comments on racism but in a very organic and effective manner.G S Super Reviewer
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Oct 18, 2011For 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.Graham J Super Reviewer
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