# Searching for title of German movie **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** movies\ **Created:** [September 22, 2026, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/searching-for-title-of-german-movie/1033282 "2026-09-22T17:55:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![BrickBat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ac91a4/32.png) [@BrickBat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrickBat)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2026, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/searching-for-title-of-german-movie/1033282/1 "2026-09-22T17:55:27Z")
I saw it on TCM ( Turner Classic Movies ) perhaps a dozen years ago but forgot the title. It was made/set in the mid-late 70s, maybe early 80s about a lonely middle-age woman, in Berlin IIRC, who comes to meet a a younger German speaking black man, which develops into a romance of sorts. Much of the movie is the social static both of the protagonists face from relatives, acquaintances and other neighborhood locals. Any feedback appreciated. ---
**Author:** ![Dropo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ce7236/32.png) [@Dropo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dropo)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2026, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/searching-for-title-of-german-movie/1033282/2 "2026-09-22T18:13:10Z")
Maybe…[Ali: Fear Eats the Soul - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ali%3A_Fear_Eats_the_Soul) ---
**Author:** ![BrickBat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ac91a4/32.png) [@BrickBat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrickBat)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2026, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/searching-for-title-of-german-movie/1033282/3 "2026-09-22T18:35:26Z")
That’s the one! Thank you 😀 ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2026, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/searching-for-title-of-german-movie/1033282/4 "2026-09-22T21:06:11Z")
18 minutes. Not bad, but C’mon Dope! You can improve on that! 😉