Film Festival “Summer of Classics - 2024”
Director: Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Drama, Germany, 1974, PG-15, 92 min
Emmi, a 60-year-old cleaning woman, falls in love with, and marries Ali, a much younger Moroccan guest worker. Emmi’s family and neighbours disapprove of their relationship until they realize they can profit from it. But the pressure is too much for both of them. A “film about an impossible love which is nonetheless possible”. (Rainer Werner Fassbinder)
Summer of Classics - 2024
The "Summer of Classics - 2024" is making a comeback at Cinema Akil with 17 featured titles from around the world, giving audiences the opportunity to watch some classics on the big screen. Among these, three are German films, with two presented in partnership between the Goethe-Institut Gulf Region and Cinema Akil: Ali: Fear Eats the Soul by Rainer Werner Fassbinder and The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser by Werner Herzog. Both world film classics from Germany are celebrating their 50th anniversary. Additionally, the festival will commemorate the 40th anniversary of another outstanding German film, "Paris, Texas" by Wim Wenders.
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