Fontane Effi Briest

Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Germany, 1974o

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Seventeen-year-old Effi Briest is married to the much older Baron von Innstetten. The marriage of the two is dreary, as von Innstetten is only interested in his political career. Effi enjoys some happiness only in a brief affair with Major Crampas, but this is ended when her husband is transferred to Berlin. But one day von Instetten discovers the correspondence between the two young people.

Theodor Fontanes Roman vom Scheitern einer Ehe in einem beklemmenden Geflecht gesellschaftlicher Zwänge in einer vor allem in der Lichtführung äußerst subtil inszenierten und stilistisch geschlossenen Verfilmung. Fassbinder reflektiert dabei nicht nur die gesellschaftliche Situation seiner Figuren, sondern letztlich auch die des Künstlers, der sie beschreibt.

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Other titles
Effi Briest EN
Genre
Period piece, Drama
Running time
140 Min.
Original language
German
Ratings
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Cast & Crewo

Hanna SchygullaEffi Briest
Wolfgang SchenckBaron Geert von Instetten
Ulli LommelMajor Crampas
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