West Germany,
1974, 93 min
Directed by:
Rainer Werner FassbinderScreenplay:
Rainer Werner FassbinderCinematography:
Jürgen JürgesCast:
Brigitte Mira, El Hedi ben Salem, Irm Hermann, Elma Karlowa, Anita Bucher, Gusti Kreissl, Doris Mattes, Margit Symo, Katharina Herberg, Lilo Pempeit (more)VOD (3)
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Emmi (Brigitte Mira), a widowed cleaning lady in her sixties, meets Ali (El Hedi ben Salem), a Moroccan immigrant in his thirties. Seeking companionship, the pair marry to the outrage Emmi's family (including Fassbinder himself as her aggressive son-in-law), her friends and her colleagues. (Arrow Films)
Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
German Film Awards
- 1974 - Brigitte Mira (Best Female Lead)
Cannes Film Festival
- 1974 - Rainer Werner Fassbinder (Fipresci Prize - Official Competition)
- 1974 - Rainer Werner Fassbinder (Prize of the Ecumenical Jury)
- 1974 - Rainer Werner Fassbinder (Grand Prix International du Festival (1964-1974))
Norwegian International Film Festival Haugesund
- 1975 - Rainer Werner Fassbinder (The Festival Award)