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Release Date:
5 June 1974 (France)
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Plot:
Emmi, a woman truly in the second half of life, falls in love with Ali, a Berber guest worker more than ten years younger...
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Fassbinder at his bleakest?
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Cast
(in credits order) (verified as complete) | Brigitte Mira | ... | Emmi |
| El Hedi ben Salem | ... | Ali |
| Irm Hermann | ... | Krista |
| Elma Karlowa | ... | Mrs. Kargus |
| Anita Bucher | ... | Mrs. Ellis |
| Gusti Kreissl | ... | Paula |
| Doris Mattes | ... | Mrs. Angermeyer (as Doris Mathes) |
| Margit Symo | ... | Hedwig |
| Katharina Herberg | ... | Girl in bar |
| Lilo Pempeit | ... | Mrs. Münchmeyer |
| Peter Gauhe | ... | Bruno Kurowski |
| Marquard Bohm | ... | Gruber |
| Walter Sedlmayr | ... | Angermayer |
| Hannes Gromball | ... | Waiter |
| Hark Bohm | ... | Doctor |
| Rudolf Waldemar Brem | ... | Bar patron |
| Karl Scheydt | ... | Albert Kurowski |
| Peter Moland | ... | Chief garage mechanic |
| Barbara Valentin | ... | Barbara |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Helga Ballhaus | ... | Yolanda (uncredited) |
| Elisabeth Bertram | ... | Frieda (uncredited) |
| Ingrid Caven | ... | (uncredited) |
 | Rainer Werner Fassbinder | ... | Eugen, Krista's husband (uncredited) |
| Wolfgang Hess | ... | Ali (voice) (uncredited) |
| Kurt Raab | ... | Car Mechanic (uncredited) |
Directed by | |||
| Rainer Werner Fassbinder | |||
Writing credits(in alphabetical order) | ||
| Rainer Werner Fassbinder | ||
Cinematography by | |||
| Jürgen Jürges | |||
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| Thea Eymèsz | (uncredited) | ||
Makeup Department | |||
| Helga Kempke | .... | makeup artist | |
Production Management | |||
| Christian Hohoff | .... | production manager | |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| Rainer Langhans | .... | assistant director | |
Sound Department | |||
| Fritz Müller-Scherz | .... | sound | |
Camera and Electrical Department | |||
| Peter Gauhe | .... | still photographer | |
| Ekkehard Heinrich | .... | lighting technician | |
| Thomas Schwan | .... | assistant camera | |
Production CompaniesDistributors
- Filmverlag der Autoren (1974) (West Germany) (theatrical)
- New Yorker Films (1975) (USA) (theatrical) (subtitled)
- Cinegate (1974) (UK) (theatrical)
- Criterion Collection, The (2004) (USA) (DVD)
- Palace Video (1982) (UK) (VHS)
- e-m-s the DVD-Company (????) (Germany) (DVD) (special edition)
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Also Known As:
"Angst essen Seele auf" - West Germany (original title)
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Runtime:
Germany:93 min | USA:94 min
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Color (Eastmancolor)
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Certification:
Singapore:PG | West Germany:12 | UK:15 (video rating) | UK:AA (original rating) | Australia:M | Canada:14A (Alberta) | Canada:G (Quebec) | Canada:PG (Ontario) (1979) | Portugal:M/12 (Qualidade) | USA:Not Rated
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Quotes:
Emmi Kurowski:We'll be rich, Ali... and we'll buy ourselves a little piece of heaven.
Ali:Why heaven?
Emmi Kurowski:Oh, just a fancy of mine.
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Ali:Why heaven?
Emmi Kurowski:Oh, just a fancy of mine.
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Although ostensibly an attack on prejudice in all its forms this movie is also a pessimistic comment on how Fassbinder saw all relationships as problematic. The couple in this survive society's disapproval and reach a point of co-existence with the world. At this point they are undone form within. Superb performances all round but particularly Briggite Mira as Emmi. Watch out for RWF as her repulsive son-in-law. A great film from a great director.