March 9, 2005

Brigitte Mira, 1910 - 2005.

Ali: Fear Eats the Soul
For many, Brigitte Mira was simply the woman at the grill. The long-running television series [Drei Damen vom Grill] made her famous. But the lively multi-talent shone in a wide range of genres: as a ballet dancer, soubrette, cabaret artist and singer. Mira received several awards. Her performance in Rainer Werner Fassbinder's Angst essen Seele auf (Ali: Fear Eats the Soul) was legendary.

Stefan Lange for Spiegel Online.



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Posted by dwhudson at March 9, 2005 12:32 AM

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I have to admit that I didn't even know Mira was still alive, but you're absolutely right about "Ali". Mira was good in other Fassbinder films, but "Ali" may well be the warmest and most humane tragedy he ever made, thanks largely to her presence.

Posted by: Robert Hunt at March 9, 2005 7:32 AM

I wish I weren't traveling yesterday, because I would love to have posted a few images of the front pages of *several* German papers (including *all* the Berlin papers). She was truly loved.

Posted by: David Hudson at March 10, 2005 4:07 PM