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Ali: Fear Eats the Soul
Angst essen Seele auf
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.
Screenings
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Presented by Da Zdravstvuet KinoA screening of Rainer Werner Fassbinder’s seminal film, co-hosted with the German speaking club. Fassbinder infuses this melodramatic love story between a German widow and an immigrant worker with social, political, and existential weight — an ironic yet poignant work weaving together high and low, kitsch and classicism. Hosted by film critic Pavel Orlov (Kinopoisk). Introductory talk in Russian; film screened in German with Russian and German subtitles. Entry: any Armenian banknote. Prior registration via DM to @kinoumerlo is required.