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Scenes from Ali: Fear Eats the Soul (Angst essen Seele auf)written and directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder and starring Brigitte Mira and El Hedi ben Salem. The film won two awards at the Cannes Film Festival and is considered to be one of Fassbinder's most powerful works.
Ali is in part an homage to the films of Douglas Sirk, in particular Imitation of Life and All That Heaven Allows.
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"...Fassbinder's defining statement on the individual's loss of agency, identity, and sanity amidst a world of political extremism and mass conformity." Michael Joshua
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For more clips like this, and a most enjoyable guide to pop culture, visit the blog for the NYC cult cable-access show Media Funhouse, located here:
www.mediafunhouse .blogspot.com
R.W. Fassbinder's editor and companion Juliane Lorenz offers her thoughts on the legendary filmmaker.
Information about the Funhouse at
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German filmmaker Rainer Werner Fassbinder calling it like it is as always. Gotta give him extra props on this one though -- he hits the nail on the head concerning relationships.
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ALLES AUS LEDER - song written by PEER RABEN. Lyrics by RAINER WERNER FASSBINDER. Performed by SERVIO TULIO (vocal) and pianist GLAUCO BAPTISTA at ESPAÇO CULTURAL SERGIO PORTO - Rio de Janeiro january 2006
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From http://www.lovehowlm use.com/
Music and video by http://www.myspace.c om/viralux
This is a video and performance piece that was part of Fassbinder's Jukebox at the Camden Arts Centre in London, UK. Fassbinder's Jukebox was curated by Michael Curran.