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A Balasaur Score of 85 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 8/10, Rotten Tomatoes 100%. Critics rate it 20 points higher than audiences do. Scores higher than 98% of the 239 1970s romance movies in this catalog. Streaming on Max.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
Critics rate it 20 points higher than audiences do.
464 audience votes
Key crew
- Rainer Werner FassbinderDirector
- Rainer Werner FassbinderOriginal Music Composer
- Rainer Werner FassbinderScreenplay
Cast
- Brigitte MiraEmmi Kurowski
- El Hedi ben SalemAli
- Irm HermannKrista
- Barbara ValentinBarbara
- Elma KarlowaMrs. Kargus
- Anita BucherMrs. Ellis
- Gusti KreisslPaula
- Doris MattesMrs. Angermayer
- Margit SymoHedwig
- Katharina HerbergBardame
- Lilo PempeitMrs. Munchmeyer
- Walter SedlmayrMr. Angermayer
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Themes
The Best Movies of 1974
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