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Review
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Stiff, deliberate story about a frumpy middle-aged woman (a
widow) who meets a vigorous young Moroccan. They fall in
love and move in together to the astonishment of neighbors
and family. Even Emmi's own children reject her. They call
her a whore and slut. She persists and even marries Ali,
but they have troubles as well-- Ali briefly wanders. And
that's about it.
The most astonishing thing about this movie is the fact that
the central character is a rather average-looking,
middle-aged woman. There's no glamour here at all, but a
very harsh indictment of German society. The depth and
breadth of racist attitudes seems rather stunning. Only the
landlord's son seems to accept Emmi's right to love. The
secondary characters are no more physically attractive than
Emmi-- they are large and morose looking. Intriguing but
almost makes you wish for some Hollywood glitz.
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