Overview:
Emmi Kurowski, a cleaning lady, is lonely in her old age. Her husband died years ago, and her grown children offer little companionship. One night she goes to a bar frequented by Arab immigrants and strikes up a friendship with middle-aged mechanic Ali. Their relationship soon develops into something more, and Emmi's family and neighbors criticize their spontaneous marriage. Soon Emmi and Ali are forced to confront their own insecurities about their future.Original Title: | Angst essen Seele auf |
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Status: | Released (1974-03-05) |
Awards: | 4 wins & 1 nomination |
BoxOffice: | $8,144 |
Screen: | Rainer Werner Fassbinder |
Productions: | Tango Film, Filmverlag der Autoren |
Production Countries: | Germany |
Spoken Languages: | العربية, Deutsch |
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Casts
- 2726: Brigitte Mira - Emmi Kurowski
- 2727: El Hedi ben Salem - Ali
- 2729: Irm Hermann - Krista
- 2728: Barbara Valentin - Barbara
- 2730: Elma Karlowa - Mrs. Kargus
- 2731: Anita Bucher - Mrs. Ellis
- 2732: Gusti Kreissl - Paula
Crews
- 2725: Rainer Werner Fassbinder - Original Music Composer - Sound
- 2725: Rainer Werner Fassbinder - Author - Writing
- 5639: Jürgen Jürges - Director of Photography - Camera
- 2737: Thea Eymèsz - Editor - Editing
- 2725: Rainer Werner Fassbinder - Production Design - Art
- 2738: Fritz Müller-Scherz - Sound Designer - Sound
- 2725: Rainer Werner Fassbinder - Producer - Production
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The original title of Rainer Werner Fassbinder's 1974 film "Fear Eats the Soul" is deliberately ungrammatical German: ANGST ESSEN SEELE AUF "Fear Eat Soul". That is due to one of the two protagonists we meet: Ali (El Hedi ben Salem) is a Moroccan immigrant working in Munich. He toils ....
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