Angst Essen Seele Auf:Fear

Eats the Soul:

Breakfast with Ali, a conversation
with cleaners and a visit to Christa
and Eugen’s.
18:31-27.10 mins

1. What effect is created in the first

section of this clip and how do the
editing, camera distances, mise en
scene and dialogue combine to
achieve this?

2. What major themes are raised in

the second section of this clip, the
conversation with the cleaners?
Can you give any examples? How
do they relate to the issues that the
film as a whole raises. How would
you describe the way the
characters speak? Acting style?

3. How would you describe the

mise en scene and acting style in
the third section of this clip –
Emmi’s daughter’s (Christa) flat?
What effect is created by
Fassbinder playing Eugen?

4. What similarities and

differences in terms of themes /
content and in terms of filming
techniques are there between the
three sections of the clip.