Effi Briest
feature film, 1974
DIRECTED BY: Rainer Werner Fassbinder

CAST:
Hanna Schygulla (Effi Briest),
Wolfgang Schenck (barun Geert von Instetten),
Ulli Lommel (Major Crampas),
Lilo Pempeit (Louise Briest,
majka),
Herbert Steinmetz (gdin. Briest,
otac)
SCRIPT:
Rainer Werner Fassbinder (prema roomanu Theodora Fontanea)
PHOTOGRAPHY:
Jürgen Jürges,
Dietrich Lohmann
Synopsis:
An adaptation of the classic from the 19th century by Theodor Fontane. Effi Briest is a 17-year-old forced to marry a baron 20 years older than she. Cheerful and happy by nature, Effi sinks into despair. In times of baron’s absence she is confronted by major Crampas…
digital, b/w, 140 min