West Germany,
1974, 93 min
Directed by:
Rainer Werner FassbinderScreenplay:
Rainer Werner FassbinderCinematography:
Jürgen JürgesCast:
Brigitte Mira, El Hedi ben Salem, Irm Hermann, Elma Karlowa, Anita Bucher, Gusti Kreissl, Doris Mattes, Margit Symo, Katharina Herberg, Lilo Pempeit (more)Plots(1)
Rainer Werner Fassbinder not only directed Ali: Fear Eats the Soul (Angst essen Seele auf), but also scripted the film, designed the sets, and produced. Brigitte Mira heads the cast as a lonely German cleaning woman, who enters into an affair with equally lonely--and much, much younger--Moroccan mechanic El Hedi Ben Salem. They marry, despite the shocked, bigoted reactions of those around them. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
German Film Awards
- 1974 - Brigitte Mira (Best Female Lead)
Cannes Film Festival
- 1974 - Rainer Werner Fassbinder (Fipresci Prize - Official Competition)
- 1974 - Rainer Werner Fassbinder (Prize of the Ecumenical Jury)
- 1974 - Rainer Werner Fassbinder (Grand Prix International du Festival (1964-1974))
Norwegian International Film Festival Haugesund
- 1975 - Rainer Werner Fassbinder (The Festival Award)