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)VOD (1)
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Emmi Kurowski, a cleaning lady, is lonely in her old age. Her husband died years ago, and her grown children offer little companionship. One night she goes to a bar frequented by Arab immigrants and strikes up a friendship with middle-aged mechanic Ali. Their relationship soon develops into something more, and Emmi's family and neighbors criticize their spontaneous marriage. Soon Emmi and Ali are forced to confront their own insecurities about their future. (Arrow Academy)
(more)Cast
Elisabeth Bertram
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Fear Eats the Soul (1974)
The Nasty Girl (1990)
Group Portrait with a Lady (1977)
Ingrid Caven
German Empire
Best movies:
Narcissus and Psyche (1980)
Fear Eats the Soul (1974)
Martha (1974) (TV movie)
Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Germany
Best movies:
Berlin Alexanderplatz (1980) (series) - actor, narrator
Fear Eats the Soul (1974)
The Marriage of Maria Braun (1979)
Wolfgang Hess
Switzerland
Best movies:
Treasure Island (1966) (series)
Fear Eats the Soul (1974)
Satan's Brew (1976)
Kurt Raab
German Empire
Best movies:
Der Zauberberg (1982)
Fear Eats the Soul (1974)
The Stationmaster's Wife (1977) (TV movie)