Ali: Fear Eats the Soul
1974 · 93 MIN · IMDB 8.0 · 24,847 VOTES · DIR. Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Overview
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.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,117 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:00:16 Happiness is not always fun.
00:05:35 Oh, Morocco!
00:08:34 This awful rain!
00:10:42 With us in Morocco
00:13:31 He was a foreign worker during the war.
00:15:52 You can sleep here tonight. -Ali sleep here?
00:20:04 My God!
00:22:54 Maybe he talks with her
00:26:01 Want one, too? -Leave me alone!
00:28:55 Here you are.
00:33:11 All l can say is ...
00:37:01 Yes, nice.
00:40:25 Actually...
00:44:25 Make up your mind! l don't have all day. Well?
00:47:16 We've been meaning to have a word with you.
00:50:23 This is Mrs. Borchert. She works with me.
00:53:05 Come to my place? Little party.
00:56:42 That rabble!
01:00:45 Mrs. Kurowski and her foreigner.
01:03:24 Anton, here she comes! Out you go!
01:06:34 Hildegard starts work at Pschorr on the first.
01:13:45 That's right, 20 pfennigs. Well?
01:17:15 That's all right, Mrs. Kurowski.
01:24:18 Thanks.
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,117
Dialogue density12.0 lines / min
First line00:00:16
Final line01:24:18
Production Record
DirectorRainer Werner Fassbinder
LanguageGerman
Budget$130,000
IMDb votes24,847