| Description |
2 DVDs (93 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
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Germany https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n80125931 |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
digital |
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optical |
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mono |
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video file |
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DVD video |
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region 1 |
| Series |
Criterion collection ; 198
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Criterion collection ; 198.
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| System Details |
DVD, Region 1 encoding. |
| Cast |
Brigitte Mira, El Hedi Ben Salem, Barbara Valentin, Irm Hermann, Elma Karlowa, Anita Bucher, Gusti Kreissl, Doris Mattes, Margit Symo. |
| Credits |
Director of photography, Jürgen Jurges ; editor, Thea Eymèsz. |
| Note |
Originally released as a motion picture in 1974. |
| Summary |
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. |
| Audience |
Not rated by MPAA. |
| Note |
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. |
| Language |
German dialogue (mono) with optional English subtitles. |
| Subject |
Interracial dating -- Germany -- Drama.
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Interracial dating. |
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Germany. |
| Genre/Form |
Drama.
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| Subject |
Arabs -- Germany -- Drama.
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Arabs. |
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Prejudices -- Germany -- Drama.
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Prejudices. |
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Man-woman relationships -- Germany -- Drama.
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Man-woman relationships. |
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Germany -- Race relations -- Drama.
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Race relations. |
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Germany -- Social conditions -- 20th century -- Drama.
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Social conditions. |
| Chronological Term |
20th century |
| Genre/Form |
Feature films.
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Feature films.
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Motion pictures.
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Motion pictures.
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Video recordings.
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Video recordings.
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Drama.
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| Added Author |
Fassbinder, Rainer Werner, 1945-1982.
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Mira, Brigitte.
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Ben Salem, El Hedi.
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Rainer Werner Fassbinder Foundation.
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Tango Film Produktion.
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Criterion Collection (Firm)
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| Added Title |
Ali, fear eats the soul |
| ISBN |
1559409398 |
| Standard No. |
715515014120 |
| Music No. |
CC1591D Criterion Collection |
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