Ali: Fear Eats the Soul [Criterion Collection]

MOVIE DESCRIPTION:

Considered one of the seminal works of the German new wave of the '70s, Rainer Werner Fassbinder's Ali: Fear Eats the Soul gets the treatment it deserves from Criterion on this DVD release. The film has been remastered and has never before looked or sounded this good on home video. The English subtitles have been retranslated and are better than they are on any other video edition of the film. Supplemental materials include an introduction from Todd Haynes, whose award-winning Far From Heaven took its inspiration from the same films that inspired Fassbinder to make Ali. Haynes' comments are cogent and incisive. An episode of the BBC series Omnibus dealing with Fassbinder and his contemporaries (Werner Herzog, Wim Wenders, and others) is a fascinating look at how one culture looks at another country's films. Interviews with lead actress Brigitte Mira and editor Thea Eymèsz offer insights into both the film and Fassbinder's legendary work habits. A clip from Fassbinder's The American Soldier, and the original theatrical trailer round out this typically flawless Criterion title. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide

DVD FEATURES:

• Number of Discs: 1
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1 (Pre-1954 Standard)
• Audio: Dolby Digital Mono
• Subtitle: English
• Features:
  • New digital transfer, with restored image and sound
  • Original theatrical trailer
  • New and improved English subtitle translation
  • Introduction by director Todd Haynes
  • Interviews with actress Brigitte Mira and editor Thea Eymèsz
  • Short film Angst isst Seele auf (2002)
  • From the BBC: "Signs of Vigorous Life: New German Cinema"
  • Excerpt from The American Soldier featuring Margarethe von Trotta
  • Optimal image quality: RSDL dual-layer edition
  • 16-page booklet, featuring a new essay by critic Chris Fujiwara and a reprint of Michael Töteberg's introduction to the published screenplay

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

• Cast:

  
       Brigitte Mira - Emmi
       El Hedi Ben Salem - Ali
       Barbara Valentin - Barbara
       Irm Hermann - Krista
       Peter Gauhe - Bruno

• Director:

  Rainer Werner Fassbinder

• Producer:

  Rainer Werner Fassbinder

• Screenwriter:

  Rainer Werner Fassbinder

• Cinematographer:

  Jürgen Jürges

• Editor:

  Thea Eymèsz

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