Angst essen Seele auf [videorecording] = Ali, fear eats the soul / Rainer Werner Fassbinder Foundation presents ; Tango-Film Produktion Nummer fünf ; ein Film von Rainer Werner Fassbinder.

1559409398
9781559409391

[United States] : Criterion Collection, [2003]

German

German dialogue (mono) with optional English subtitles.

2 videodiscs (93 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.

715515014120

PN1997 .A54 2003

791.43/72

CC1591D Criterion Collection

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.

Originally released as a motion picture in 1974.
Special features: Disc one: original theatrical trailer -- Disc two: introduction by director Todd Haynes; 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; a 16-page booklet, featuring a new essay by critic Chris Fujiwara and a reprint of Michael Toteberg's introduction to the published screenplay.

Director of photography, Jürgen Jurges ; editor, Thea Eymèsz.

Brigitte Mira, El Hedi Ben Salem, Barbara Valentin, Irm Hermann, Elma Karlowa, Anita Bucher, Gusti Kreissl, Doris Mattes, Margit Symo.

Brigitte Mira, El Hedi Ben Salem, Barbara Valentin, Irm Hermann, Elma Karlowa, Anita Bucher, Gusti Kreissl, Doris Mattes, Margit Symo.

Not rated by MPAA.

DVD, Region 1 encoding.

Criterion collection (DVD videodiscs) ; 198.

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