4 Movies Starring Brigitte Mira

Ali: Fear Eats the Soul

Ali: Fear Eats the Soul

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1974-06-05

Languages:

German, Arabic

Countries:

West Germany

Runtime:

94 min

Rated:

NOT RATED

IMDB Ratings:

8.1 (11157 Reviews)

Genres:

Drama

Fullplot:

Emmi, a German woman in her mid-sixties, falls in love with Ali, a Moroccan immigrant worker around twenty-five years younger. When they abruptly decide to marry, everyone around them seems appalled. When the folks calm down a bit, Emmi and Ali's relationship grows uncertain.

The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser

The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1974-11-01

Languages:

German

Countries:

West Germany

Runtime:

110 min

Rated:

NOT RATED

IMDB Ratings:

7.9 (11688 Reviews)

Director:

Werner Herzog

Fullplot:

Herzog's film is based upon the true and mysterious story of Kaspar Hauser, a young man who suddenly appeared in Nuremberg in 1828, barely able to speak or walk, and bearing a strange note; he later explained that he had been held captive in a dungeon of some sort for his entire life that he could remember, and only recently was he released, for reasons unknown. His benefactor attempts to integrate him into society, with intriguing results.

Fear of Fear

Fear of Fear

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1975-07-08

Languages:

German

Countries:

West Germany

Runtime:

88 min

IMDB Ratings:

7.7 (1038 Reviews)

Genres:

Drama

Cast:

Writer:

Asta Scheib (based on an idea by)

Rainer Werner Fassbinder (film)

Fullplot:

Margot, who lives in a comfortable middle class apartment, fears that she is losing her mind after having had her second child. Her husband Kurt, who is busy studying for an exam, does not understand her situation. Her mother-in-law and sister-in-law Lore are openly hostile to her. She resorts to valium and drink, and looks for sympathy, but to no avail.

Mother Kèsters Goes to Heaven

Mother Kèsters Goes to Heaven

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1976-03-23

Languages:

German

Countries:

West Germany

Runtime:

108 min

IMDB Ratings:

7.7 (1228 Reviews)

Genres:

Drama

Cast:

Writer:

Rainer Werner Fassbinder

Kurt Raab

Heinrich Zille (story)

Fullplot:

Frau Kusters is preparing dinner late one seemingly ordinary afternoon in her seemingly ordinary kitchen in Frankfurt, Germany. Mrs. Kusters wants to add canned sausages to the stew, her annoying daughter-in-law thinks otherwise. The point, we soon find out, is moot: Mr. Kusters has murdered the personnel director at the soap factory where he works before committing suicide.

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