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Fear Eats the Soul
Germany 1973, 92 minutes
Dir. Rainer Werner Fassbinder
In German with English subtitles
Rating: [M]
Genres: Foreign Cinema, Drama / Romance
Feat. Brigitte Mira, El Hedi ben Salem
Aroview: A sort of remake of Douglas Sirk's older woman-younger man melodrama "All That Heaven Allows", with added plot weirds countered by typical Fassbinder understatement, featuring his then lover El Hedi ben Salem as an Arab guestworker who starts a impossible relationship with an older German woman.
An unexpectedly compassionate film set in a nasty and sharp world, a key work by a key director in world cinema in the 1970s.
Member Reviews
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(Exceptional). Showing 1-3 of 3 member reviews.
4 stars (Very Good) Memorable, complex and likely to be relevant to Germany today. ~Sandy
5 stars (Exceptional) A fine new print of a great movie which I first saw 50 years ago. It's a powerful critique of German racism, misogyny & ageism. Could such a brave film be made in Germany today? Emmie is just marvellous & Todd Haynes' commentary insightful ~Sandy
0 star (Not rated) ~wellor
DVD Features
- cast and/or crew interviews
- English subtitles for the hearing impaired
- 'making of' documentary / featurette
- extra stuff
- trailers
- 2-disc set
Close Relatives
- All That Heaven Allows (1955)
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