Ali: Fear Eats the Soul
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Ali: Fear Eats the Soul is a 1974 German melodrama by Rainer Werner Fassbinder about the taboo romance between an older German woman and a younger Moroccan immigrant, exploring racism, class, and loneliness in postwar Germany.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ali: Fear Eats the Soul canonical | 3 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
West German film
ⓘ
film ⓘ melodrama film ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
FIPRESCI Prize
ⓘ
surface form:
FIPRESCI Prize at Cannes Film Festival
Prize of the Ecumenical Jury at Cannes Film Festival ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Jürgen Jürges ⓘ |
| considered | one of Rainer Werner Fassbinder's major works ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | West Germany ⓘ |
| criticalReception | acclaimed ⓘ |
| director | Rainer Werner Fassbinder ⓘ |
| discusses | prejudice against Gastarbeiter in Germany ⓘ |
| distributor | Tango-Film ⓘ |
| editedBy | Thea Eymèsz ⓘ |
| eraDepicted | 1970s West Germany ⓘ |
| genre |
melodrama
ⓘ
romantic drama ⓘ social drama ⓘ |
| hasFilmLocation | Munich ⓘ |
| inspiredBy |
All That Heaven Allows
ⓘ
Douglas Sirk melodramas ⓘ |
| leadActor |
Brigitte Mira
ⓘ
El Hedi ben Salem ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Ali
ⓘ
Eva Mattes ⓘ
surface form:
Emmi Kurowski
|
| musicBy | Peer Raben ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | taboo romance between an older German woman and a younger Moroccan immigrant ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | German ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Angst essen Seele auf ⓘ |
| partOf |
German New Cinema
ⓘ
surface form:
New German Cinema
|
| premiereEvent |
Cannes Film Festival
ⓘ
surface form:
1974 Cannes Film Festival
|
| producer | Rainer Werner Fassbinder ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Tango-Film ⓘ |
| protagonistDescription |
older German cleaning woman
ⓘ
younger Moroccan immigrant worker ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1974 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 94 ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Rainer Werner Fassbinder ⓘ |
| setInCountry | Germany ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | postwar Germany ⓘ |
| theme |
ageism
ⓘ
class ⓘ intercultural relationships ⓘ loneliness ⓘ racism ⓘ social exclusion ⓘ xenophobia ⓘ |
| title | Ali: Fear Eats the Soul self-link ⓘ |
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