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Ali: Fear Eats The Soul (Criterion Collection Region 1) - Werner Fassbinder, Rainer
Releasedatum: 24 juni 2003
Rainer Werner Fassbinder, already the director of almost twenty films by the age of twenty-nine, paid homage to his cinematic hero, Douglas Sirk, with this updated version of Sirk’s 'All That Heaven Allows'. Lonely widow Emmi Kurowsky (Brigitte Mira) meets Arab worker Ali (El Hedi ben Salem) in a bar during a rainstorm. They fall in love–to their own surprise, and to the shock of family, colleagues, and drinking buddies. In 'Ali: Fear Eats the Soul' ('Angst essen Seele auf'), Fassbinder expertly uses the emotional power of the melodrama to reflect the racial tensions within German society.

DVD Extras:
Disc One: New digital transfer, with restored image and sound. Original theatrical trailer, New and improved English subtitle translation.
Disc Two: 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. Optimal image quality: RSDL dual-layer edition. 16-page booklet featuring a new essay by critic Chris Fujiwara and a reprint of Michael Töteberg's introduction to the published screenplay.



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