Angst essen Seele auf : Ali, fear eats the soul /

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.

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: Rainer Werner Fassbinder Foundation, Tango Film Produktion, Criterion Collection (Firm), Wellspring Media
Other Authors: Fassbinder, Rainer Werner, 1945-1982, Mira, Brigitte, Ben Salem, El Hedi, Valentin, Barbara, 1940-2002, Hermann, Irm, Karlowa, Elma, 1932-1994, Bucher, Anita, Kreissl, Gusti, Mattes, Doris, Symo, Margit, 1913-1992
Format: Video DVD
Language:German
Language Notes:In German with optional English subtitles.
Published: [United States] : Criteria Collection : [2003]
Series:Criterion collection (DVD videodiscs) ; 198.
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Description
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.
Item Description:Originally released as a motion picture in 1974.
A foreign film (West Germany).
Special features: disc 1. New digital transfer, with restored image and sound ; Original theatrical trailer ; New and improved English subtitle translation -- disc 2. Introduction by director Todd Haynes (Far from heaven) ; 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.
Includes a 16-page booklet, featuring a new essay by critic Chris Fujiwara and a reprint of Michael Töteberg's introduction to the published screenplay.
Videorecording.
Physical Description:2 videodiscs (93 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (13 pages : color illustrations ; 19 cm.)
Format:DVD; Dolby digital mono.
Audience:MPAA rating: Not rated.
Production Credits:Director of photography, Jürgen Jurges ; editor, Thea Eymèsz.
ISBN:1559409398