Dare Daniel Presents: Canon Fodder – Episode 7 Ali: Fear Eats the Soul (1974; Dir.: Rainer Werner Fassbinder) Mismatched duo Daniel and Corky buck all society’s rules by putting schnitzel on their strudel  to review German wunderkind Rainer Werner Fassbinder’s Ali: Fear Eats the Soul.  But will your hosts Canon-ize this 1974 classic, or will they throw sauerkraut in its bauernbrot? ALI: FEAR EATS THE SOUL FACTS & FIGURES Sight & Sound  2022 Critics List Ranking: #52 (tied) West German theatrical debut: March 5, 1974 IMDB synopsis: “A lonely widow meets a much younger Moroccan worker in a bar during a rainstorm. They fall in love, to their own surprise and to the outright shock of their families, colleagues, and drinking buddies.” CLIPS AND CLIPPINGS Trailer for Ali: Fear Eats the Soul Daniel’s favorite scene Ali meets the family Julie Christie approves! NEXT EPISODE’S MOVIE A Man Escaped (1956; Dir.: Robert Bresson) IMDB synopsis: “A captured French Resistance fighter during WWII engineers a daunting escape from a Nazi prison in France.” Our review of A Man Escaped comes out on Feb. 27! Follow Canon Fodder on Facebook and Instagram. Be sure to listen, rate, review and subscribe to the show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Listen Notes, Google Podcasts, Castbox and more. New episodes every other Tuesday! Please help support the show by clicking the Donate button on the homepage or find “Support the Show” in the main menu. Read more of Daniel’s movie reviews at Dare Daniel and Rotten Tomatoes.