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Movie Description A deceivingly simple film about the uncomfortable romantic relationship between a 60-year-old German cleaning woman named Emmi and a 40-year-old Moroccan immigrant named Ali, ALI: FEAR EATS THE SOUL is one of director R.W. Fassbinder's most powerful pictures. Brought together by a jeering barmaid, Emmi and Ali are surprised to find that, after their initial meeting, they like one another. After a somewhat awkward courtship, the two unlikely lovers marry, angering Emmi's children and revealing the startling prejudices that pervade everyday German life.
Film Notes DVD Features:
Region 1 Keep Case Full Frame - 1.33 Single Side - Dual Layer Audio: Mono - German Additional Release Material: Introduction - 1. Todd Haynes - Filmmaker Interviews - 1. Brigitte Mira - Star 2. Thea Eymesz - Star Additional Short - 1. FEAR IS THE SOUL (2002) Featurette - 1. SIGNS OF VIGOROUS LIFE: NEW GERMAN CINEMA (35 Mins.) Additional Footage - 1. Excerpt from THE AMERICAN SOLDIER Starring Margarethe von Trotta Trailers - 1. Original Theatrical Trailer
Industry Reviews "...Driven by [Fassbinder's] usual fervor and honesty. There's a sense that he was working fast, through a compellingly personal inspiration, and that gives the film a rare vitality..." Los Angeles Times - Mark Chalon Smith (04/15/1994)
"...The film is powerful but very simple....In ALI, there is a startling tenderness..." Chicago Sun-Times - Roger Ebert (04/27/1997)
"...While it's certainly Fassbinder at his most tender and compassionate, his devastating use of color and startlingly distancing mise-en-scene are in full effect..." Film Comment - Gavin Smith (07/01/2003)
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