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Fassbinder and His Friends

Angst isst Seele auf

12m

Directed by Shahbaz Noshir • 2002 • Germany

Director Shahbaz Noshir’s 2002 film about an encounter with prejudice is titled ANGST ISST SEELE AUF (FEAR EATS THE SOUL), a grammatically correct version of Rainer Werner Fassbinder’s 1974 film ANGST ESSEN SEELE AUF (FEAR EAT SOUL). It has the same lead actress (Brigitte Mira), director of photography (Jürgen Jürges), and editor (Thea Eymèsz).

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