History ·Drama · Germany · 1974 · 2h 21m

Effi Briest

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Director
Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Cast
Hanna Schygulla as Effi Briest Wolfgang Schenck as Baron Geert von Instetten Ulli Lommel as Major Crampas Lilo Pempeit as Frau Briest Herbert Steinmetz as Herr Briest Ursula Strätz as Roswitha
Crew
Jürgen Jürges — Director of Photography Dietrich Lohmann — Director of Photography Thea Eymèsz — Editor Rainer Werner Fassbinder — Screenplay Theodor Fontane — Novel Rainer Werner Fassbinder — Producer
Synopsis

When 17-year-old Effi Briest marries the elderly Baron von Instetten, she moves to a small, isolated Baltic town and a house that she fears is haunted. Starved for companionship, Effi begins a friendship with Major Crampas, a charismatic womanizer.

Mood & Themes
adulterynaivetyberlin, germanybecoming an adultage differenceway of lifelife planningnorthern germanyduelsingle fatherbaltic seanew german cinema
Key Collaborators
Rainer Werner Fassbinder Director Jürgen Jürges Director of Photography Dietrich Lohmann Director of Photography Thea Eymèsz Editor Rainer Werner Fassbinder Screenplay Theodor Fontane Novel Rainer Werner Fassbinder Producer Barbara Baum Costume Design
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