GR-E001-1974

Effi Briest

Video

VHS

German

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"In the nineteenth century, seventeen year old Effi Briest is married to the older Baron von Instetten and moves into a house, that she believes has a ghost, in a small isolated Baltic town. She soon bears a daughter, Annie, and hires the lapsed Catholic Roswitha to look after her. Effi is lonely when her husband is away on business, so she spends time riding and walking along the shore with Major Crampas. Instetten is promoted to Ministerial Councillor and the family moves to Berlin, where Effi enjoys the social life. Six years later, the Baron is given letters from Crampas to Effi that convince him that they had an affair. He feels obliged to challenge Crampas to a duel and banish Effi from the house. Fassbinder presents a unique style in the cinematogpraphy of the film. The shots resemble a series of photographs with minimal movement by the characters which contributes to the mood of the film overall and in intimating Effi`s emotions." Notes: Based Theodor Fontane's novel "Effi Briest".. Director: Rainer Werner Fassbinder. Actors: Hanna Schygulla . Black&White. Country: Germany. Subtitled.