Angst essen Seele auf (1974)
directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder
directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Fassbinder's "Fear eats the soul" talks of the some of the most important elements of human existence:love, respect, companionship and of course indifference too.It is a highly poignant tale of two highly uncommon people coming from culturally diverse backgrounds who fall in love with each other.It is at a later stage that this love culminates in their marriage but not without immense pressure, displeasure,anger and disbelief.This theme is so out of the ordinary that it is really a matter of disbelief that this film was made in West Germany in 1974 at a time when the German nation was inundated with numerous guest workers from Turkey.Fassbinder has also highlighted the plight of Arab people in this film who feel culturally alienated in West Germany due to their ignorance of German customs and traditions.Brigitte Mira,a veteran actress who has been part of Fassbinder family plays the role of Emmi.El Hadi Ben Salem,Fassbinder's lover and partner plays the role of Ali.Ali fear eats the soul is not a melodrama but a plea for cultural diversity which is ever so important in our radically changing world.
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