Just make the man some couscous
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Regie Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Ali: Fear Eats the Soul
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An acclaimed, slow-burn romance.
Romance
Drama
1974
1h 33m
In einer Gastarbeiterkneipe lernt die etwa 60jährige Witwe Emmi, die als Putzfrau arbeitet, den viel jüngeren Marokkaner Ali kennen. Ali tanzt mit Emmi, sie reden miteinander, er begleitet sie nach Hause. Er zieht zu Emmi. Schließlich heiraten sie. Für die anderen ist diese Eheschließung ein Skandal: Emmis erwachsene Kinder schämen sich ihrer Mutter, die Nachbarn tuscheln, der Kolonialwarenhändler weist Emmi aus dem Laden, Emmis Arbeitskolleginnen verachten sie. Doch schließlich lässt der äußere Druck auf Emmi und Ali nach, und nun werden ihre inneren Probleme deutlicher...
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There is one scene in this film at around the one hour mark that takes this film from good to great, and really resonated with me on a personal level. This scene involves Emmi breaking down in front of Ali after she realizes how differently the world now treats her. In this scene I saw something that I rarely get to see in cinema and that is a real understanding of oppression through the uncaring eyes of a world that doesn't value you anymore. In Emmi's case this involves her interracial marriage to a man much younger than her. She's looking at something that she has never seen before and she doesn't know how to react to it. She wants to carve out a place in the world where she can have a fulfilling life with the man she loves, but the reality of her situation makes that world nonexistent. She breaks down. She doesn't recognize the world anymore because it changed as soon as she stepped outside of the boundaries of what was perceived as normal in Germany in the 1970s. It's a heartbreaking scene and the moment where I fell in love with this film.
"Making couscous" is a fantastic euphemism for fucking
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What is Ali: Fear Eats the Soul about?+
An elderly widow and a young Moroccan immigrant strike up an unlikely romance, only to face intense scrutiny and isolation from their neighbors and family.
Who directed Ali: Fear Eats the Soul?+
It was directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder in 1974, a pivotal figure of the New German Cinema movement known for his prolific output.
Has the film won any awards?+
Yes, it won the International Federation of Film Critics award and the Prize of the Ecumenical Jury at the 1974 Cannes Film Festival.
