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…
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:
digital, b/w, 140 min