`Ali: Fear Eats the Soul'

ALI: FEAR EATS THE SOUL (STAR) (STAR) (STAR) (STAR)Emmi Kurowski Brigitte MiraAli El Hedi ben SalemKrista Irm HermannMrs. Kargus Elma KarlowaEugen Rainer Werner FassbinderBruno Peter GauheGirl in bar Katharina HerbergWritten and directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder. Photographed byJuergen Juerges. Edited by Thea Eymesz. Running time: 93 minutes.No MPAA rating (suitable for adults).The first shots set up the theme: them against us. An older woman,dumpy and plain, walks into an unfamiliar bar and takes a seat at thetable inside the door. The barmaid, an insolent blond in a low-cutdress, strolls over. The woman says she will have a Coke. At thebar, a …