Ali: Fear Eats the Soul (1974)

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Emmi, a woman truly in the second half of life falls in love with Ali, an more than ten years younger Arab guest worker.

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Genres: Romance, Drama

AKA: Angst essen Seele auf

Country: West Germany

Directed By: Rainer Werner Fassbinder

Written By: Rainer Werner Fassbinder

Starring: Brigitte Mira, El Hedi ben Salem, Barbara Valentin, Irm Hermann, Elma Karlowa, Anita Bucher, Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Doris Mattes, Lilo Pempeit, Gusti Kreissl, Margit Symo, Katharina Herberg

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Sep 03	wintersunset	70 _61%
Aug 28	Jesus Rollin	90 _97%
Aug 26	aunsalg82	60 _27%
Aug 24	sven_usling	80 _78%
Aug 22	gurkov	80 _84%
Aug 14	garrett2	73 _78%
Aug 09	bal3x	90 _96%
Aug 07	meliorism	85 _87%
Aug 03	NathanBates	60 _35%
A beautiful film with some amazing shots, but there were a few jumps in the plot that I just couldn't make sense of (were they fantasy or dream sequences? but that wouldn't make sense either). The racism commentary was quite powerful, especially since -- just changing a few nationalities around -- it's still an issue today. (As a completely unconnected aside, I think a movie about the bartender would have been captivating.)
Aug 01	sufjan	90 _%
Jul 26	slowdive	83 _81%
Jul 24	Supecte	84 _94%
Jul 14	arozge	80 _76%
Jul 11	Batty	90 _92%
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Jun 27	mbramhald13	90 _%
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Jun 20	Dingleberry	70 _79%
Jun 14	karatoprak	79 _84%
being alone hurts. so does being together.
Jun 12	Nangijala	80 _81%
Jun 09	franny g	60 _57%
May 29	Slowjoe	60 _37%
May 25	vivel.amour	72 _10%
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May 01	victorniglio	8 _32%
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Apr 23	AHALE80	90 _%
Apr 12	mrbluesky	85 _65%
Apr 03	userr	85 _70%
Mar 21	DarrenCB	90 _84%
Mar 21	xybydy	90 _93%
Mar 20	PSJ	71 _49%
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Mar 17	lillakniven	80 _87%
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Mar 15	jeanhuxley	84 _78%
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Jan 29	bobyang	90 _92%
Jan 28	Lionel Hutz	74 _73%
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Jan 04	AbsurdPooky	90 _56%
Dec 28, 2018	jndcnr	80 _77%
Dec 25, 2018	sonya semyon	86 _69%
Dec 22, 2018	kjones77	90 _93%
Dec 17, 2018	Curb	80 _81%
Dec 10, 2018	biskotin	80 _76%
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Oct 20, 2018	dr_Robert	2 _11%
Oct 19, 2018	sourheart	92 _90%
Beautiful, very interesting elipses. E mentioned that work ruins his health - very itneresting to include that.
Oct 16, 2018	skinnylegend	80 _94%
Oct 13, 2018	themoviepl	89 _39%
Oct 10, 2018	twijfel	67 _58%
Oct 09, 2018	Hyperion+	4 _68%
Oct 09, 2018	nihilcthulhu	90 _88%
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Sep 26, 2018	ShaunLewis54	92 _94%
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Sep 21, 2018	deanjames	80 _77%
Sep 20, 2018	agzel	70 _20%
Sep 20, 2018	derzulya	7 _76%
Sep 15, 2018	larmor	65 _55%
The first two thirds worked very well for me as an unfortunately still timely depiction of racism. The fact that overcoming it was due to material concerns is an interesting observation. But it overall lacks so much social/class analysis. The third part exemplifies it: out of the blue sky, Emmi refuses to go towards Ali who, in utter disregard of his previous characterization, starts wandering away. Except for allusions, virtually no social analysis is provided.
Sep 05, 2018	Modaal	88 _48%
Sep 05, 2018	HakkaMex	8 _83%
Sep 04, 2018	90sCoffee	80 _81%
Sep 01, 2018	redboots	90 _94%
Aug 30, 2018	aron92	90 _%
Aug 26, 2018	parcaliham	95 _95%
26 August 18 & Fassbinder's spectacular space use, simple yet impressive camera movements and the minimal performance of the acting is impressive. I haven't seen such a fragile film in a long time.
Aug 20, 2018	bluestblues	9 _95%
Aug 07, 2018	brickwall	80 _79%
Finally a movie that depicts the dark reality of people purchasing drinks and then not drinking them.
Aug 07, 2018	filmbantha	70 _63%
Aug 06, 2018	arrow-s	83 _88%
Aug 02, 2018	brkshn	90 _93%
Jul 26, 2018	njm1211	93 _59%
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Feb 20, 2018	xmoffx	4 _67%
Feb 18, 2018	k.t	100 _98%
Feb 16, 2018	mandm11	88 _79%
Feb 08, 2018	Archeologian	85 _94%
Among Fassbinder's most visually attractive films, and yet the sparseness that occupies every shot (extending to the script) is a great device for establishing open spaces that you can feel. I'm sure this is all very conducive to analysis, but analysis is not the first thing I feel like conducting so shortly after having seen it. The fact is, it is a very simple film, and much of its' power comes from not beating around the bush.
Feb 03, 2018	filmdoc	96 _97%
Jan 14, 2018	cgdsn	90 _51%
Jan 11, 2018	gonuldurmaz	85 _74%
Jan 08, 2018	tingispingis	83 _65%
Jan 08, 2018	92filmgeek	75 _91%
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Jan 01, 2018	KubrickCube	88 _83%
Dec 30, 2017	dormice	90 _94%
Dec 20, 2017	Systematicer	70 _69%
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Dec 03, 2017	Tiago Vieira	90 _87%
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Nov 24, 2017	Onur Yavuz	70 _42%
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Nov 05, 2017	kk3thess	95 _98%
Nov 03, 2017	Shitbanger	85 _62%
Oct 31, 2017	Asm Nabil	90 _91%
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Oct 19, 2017	rakke	60 _21%
Oct 15, 2017	willmylrea	72 _65%
Oct 14, 2017	fernsebner	80 _58%
Oct 11, 2017	JohnPaul821	75 _55%
Oct 01, 2017	sandrikoti	100 _83%
Sep 26, 2017	LB94	84 _84%
Sep 19, 2017	Nargesi	89 _63%
Sep 07, 2017	turand	83 _49%
Sep 04, 2017	mbccl	10 _72%
Sep 04, 2017	izwt936g	100 _98%
Sep 02, 2017	secludix	70 _82%
Aug 17, 2017	Lonewolf2003	78 _65%
Aug 14, 2017	dead man	89 _88%
Aug 13, 2017	Fillmore	75 _56%
Aug 02, 2017	ifbrown11	94 _97%
Aug 02, 2017	whataboutit	90 _74%
Jul 23, 2017	tomatwork	80 _83%
Jul 22, 2017	Komiyela	80 _58%
Jul 17, 2017	cancezayirli	80 _78%
Jul 16, 2017	zahrast	100 _95%
Jul 10, 2017	ott	89 _92%
The open ending is what makes this a masterpiece. Racism is not just beaten. Everyone is flawed. I felt intense weltschmerz while watching this film. I can easily see why this is among Aki Kaurismäkis favorites.
Jul 08, 2017	emreyuksel	80 _78%
Jul 07, 2017	Pratchett3	9 _87%
Jun 30, 2017	h1d3m3	96 _88%
Jun 18, 2017	ckeser	68 _10%
Jun 18, 2017	cankutozturk	78 _82%
Jun 16, 2017	biftek	70 _40%
Jun 15, 2017	AHP	85 _84%
Jun 07, 2017	emrekayhan	99 _88%
May 31, 2017	CharlieSmith	88 _97%
May 30, 2017	NhanLa	77 _83%
May 30, 2017	aymansousa	20 _5%
May 28, 2017	andr	85 _39%
May 21, 2017	Apovoncrier	76 _58%
May 20, 2017	barryegan	90 _76%
May 15, 2017	DrWade42	87 _83%
May 11, 2017	ashfieldmall	70 _70%
May 08, 2017	albajos	80 _83%
Apr 30, 2017	kcknz	80 _67%
Apr 28, 2017	rojatume	83 _76%
Apr 23, 2017	aurora	99 _99%
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Apr 18, 2017	Andras	95 _91%
Apr 17, 2017	zmoats	94 _93%
Apr 10, 2017	oben	76 _33%
Apr 09, 2017	ICMforum	90 _62%
Apr 04, 2017	RealMacgyver	70 _48%
Apr 04, 2017	Michael Dias	90 _93%
Mar 28, 2017	maptendoytes	90 _33%
Mar 21, 2017	WillyV	81 _90%
Mar 20, 2017	thrillington	80 _37%
Mar 11, 2017	RYM-byrates	77 _96%
Mar 10, 2017	vildanden	80 _85%
Mar 08, 2017	mkrusell	83 _90%
Mar 07, 2017	Gugy	85 _73%
Feb 25, 2017	lisko	90 _93%
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