Thea Eymèsz
Editor · Died September 18, 2015, aged 88 · Munich, Bavaria, Germany
Thea Eymèsz was a well regarded editor. Her career in film began in the early 1960s in the animation studios of Bavaria film, and she went on to edit numerous reportages and industry films. In 1968 she met Peer Raben by chance. When Raben later mixed up the film reels of GODS OF THE PLAGUE during postproduction, it was Eymèsz who stepped in, restoring order and restructuring the film. Fassbinder was highly impressed by her achievement and, as a result, the two entered into a long and fruitful collaboration. It produced 15 films, including such diverse works as BEWARE OF A HOLY WHORE, FEAR EATS THE SOUL and SATAN’S BREW. Along with these collaborations, Eymèsz also left her mark on the German film and television landscape in other projects. She not only worked with well-known directors such as Hanns Christian Müller, Uli Lommel and Helmut Dietl but also proved herself flexible in dealing with different formats. This is witnessed by her work for television and her openness to documentary cinema – for example, she edited several films for the renowned director Erwin Leiser (FEUERPROBE (The Ordeal) – NOVEMBER POGROM 1938). Her final work as an editor, on Shazbaz Noshir’ s ANGST ISST SEELE AUF (Fear Eats Souls), reconnected her once again with one of her most successful projects with Fassbinder.
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Biography from TMDB.
- June 2, 1927
- September 18, 2015 (aged 88)
- Munich, Bavaria, Germany
- Editor
- 9 on MovieCove · 22 credits in all
Known for
What are Thea Eymèsz's films like?
Across their 9 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Power and Morality.
Genres
Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 2 · Wry 0 · Earnest 7
Light 1 · Serious 1 · Dark 7
Grounded 2 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 3
Gentle 0 · Charged 5 · Intense 4
A split, not a type: Steady 3 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 4
Straight-faced 7 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 1
Slow burn 8 · Even-paced 0 · Relentless 1
Casual 1 · Engaged 7 · Full focus 1
A split, not a type: Easy watch 2 · Affecting 3 · Heavy 4
Resolved 2 · Open-ended 5 · Ambiguous 2
Moods and endings
- Bittersweet3
- Tragic4
- Ambiguous2
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Thea Eymèsz's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 8 of their 9 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on The Criterion Channel (8).
- Fear Eats the Soul (1974) · editor
- Mother Kusters Goes to Heaven (1975) · editor
- Fox and His Friends (1975) · editor
- The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant (1972) · editor
- The Merchant of Four Seasons (1972) · editor
- Effi Briest (1974) · editor
- Satan's Brew (1976) · editor
- Beware of a Holy Whore (1971) · editor
Subscription and free streaming for Thea Eymèsz's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
22 credits, 9 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.
Angst isst Seele auf (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)
Maus und Katz (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)
Hurenglück (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)
The Lie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)
Kehraus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)
Hauptmann Kreutzer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)
Adolf and Marlene (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)
The American Soldier (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)
Satan's Brew(1976)
Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films
Fox and His Friends(1975)
Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films
Effi Briest(1974)
Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films
Fear Eats the Soul(1974)
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films
Tenderness of the Wolves(1973)
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films
Jail Bait (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films
Beware of a Holy Whore(1971)
Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films
Whity (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)
Pioneers in Ingolstadt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)
Rio das Mortes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)
The Niklashausen Journey (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)
Career shape
A full career of 22 titles from 1970 to 2002.
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.
How do Thea Eymèsz's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 90th percentile, the median of all 9; across their 9 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 87th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up6
- 50th to 74th3
Shape of the crowd
None of their 9 titles divides audiences: 5 are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved4
- Crowd Pleaser5
Reviewers score the pacing 40/100 in their films, across 9 reviewed titles; fans 48, detractors 19. The element that speaks to their work as an editor.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Is Thea Eymèsz's work okay for kids?
Across a limited sample of up to 4 MovieCove titles with content scores.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.
Who does Thea Eymèsz work with?
People who share at least 2 of Thea Eymèsz's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Rainer Werner Fassbinder shares the most, 9.
Directors
- Rainer Werner FassbinderShared titles: Satan's Brew (1976), Fox and His Friends (1975), Mother Kusters Goes to Heaven (1975), Effi Briest (1974), Fear Eats the Soul (1974), Tenderness of the Wolves (1973), The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant (1972), The Merchant of Four Seasons (1972), Beware of a Holy Whore (1971)See all 9 shared titles with Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Writers
- Kurt RaabShared titles: Satan's Brew (1976), Fox and His Friends (1975), Mother Kusters Goes to Heaven (1975), Tenderness of the Wolves (1973), Beware of a Holy Whore (1971)See all 5 shared titles with Kurt Raab
Actors
- Irm HermannShared titles: Mother Kusters Goes to Heaven (1975), Effi Briest (1974), Fear Eats the Soul (1974), Tenderness of the Wolves (1973), The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant (1972), The Merchant of Four Seasons (1972)See all 6 shared titles with Irm Hermann
- Brigitte MiraShared titles: Satan's Brew (1976), Mother Kusters Goes to Heaven (1975), Fear Eats the Soul (1974), Tenderness of the Wolves (1973)See all 4 shared titles with Brigitte Mira
- Ingrid CavenShared titles: Satan's Brew (1976), Mother Kusters Goes to Heaven (1975), Tenderness of the Wolves (1973), The Merchant of Four Seasons (1972)See all 4 shared titles with Ingrid Caven
- Margit CarstensenShared titles: Satan's Brew (1976), Mother Kusters Goes to Heaven (1975), Tenderness of the Wolves (1973), The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant (1972)See all 4 shared titles with Margit Carstensen
Composers and cinematographers
- Michael BallhausShared titles: Satan's Brew (1976), Fox and His Friends (1975), Mother Kusters Goes to Heaven (1975), The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant (1972), Beware of a Holy Whore (1971)See all 5 shared titles with Michael Ballhaus
- Peer RabenShared titles: Satan's Brew (1976), Fox and His Friends (1975), Mother Kusters Goes to Heaven (1975), Tenderness of the Wolves (1973), Beware of a Holy Whore (1971)See all 5 shared titles with Peer Raben
- Jürgen JürgesShared titles: Satan's Brew (1976), Effi Briest (1974), Fear Eats the Soul (1974), Tenderness of the Wolves (1973)See all 4 shared titles with Jürgen Jürges
- Dietrich LohmannShared titles: Effi Briest (1974), The Merchant of Four Seasons (1972)See all 2 shared titles with Dietrich Lohmann
Producers
- Michael FenglerShared titles: Satan's Brew (1976), Tenderness of the Wolves (1973), The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant (1972)See all 3 shared titles with Michael Fengler
