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Effi Briest is a Allemand film of genre Drama directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder released in USA on 15 june 1977 with Hanna Schygulla
Effi Briest (1974)
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Add to a movie listReleased in USA 15 june 1977
Length 2h20
Directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder
OriginGerman
Themes Films about sexuality
Rating68%
Effi Briest (also known as Fontane Effi Briest) is a 1974 film directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder, adapted from German author Theodor Fontane's 1894 novel of the same name.
The film's full title that was originally used in West Germany was Fontane Effi Briest oder Viele, die eine Ahnung haben von ihren Möglichkeiten und Bedürfnissen und dennoch das herrschende System in ihrem Kopf akzeptieren durch ihre Taten und es somit festigen und durchaus bestätigen. In English this is translated to mean: Fontane Effi Briest or Many People Who Are Aware of Their Own Capabilities and Needs Just Acquiesce to the Prevailing System in Their Thoughts and Deeds, Thereby Confirm and Reinforce It.
The black-and-white film uses Fontanes's words in dialogue, narration, and the text of letters.
Synopsis
The film begins with Effi Briest using a swing set in her family’s back yard, where her mother, Louise Briest, comments on her wild nature, saying that she has an aerial spirit. Later, Effi is seen talking to some of the other teenage girls outside her house about when Baron Instetten was younger. She recalls a story her mother had told her about Instetten visiting her at her family estate while he was still a soldier. However, the man who would become Effi’s father was already in the council of nobles and owned Hohen-Cremmen, so when he asked to marry Effi’s mother she chose to accept. Afterward, Instetten chose to resign from the army and study law. When Effi returns inside, Effi’s mother informs her that Baron Instetten has asked for her hand. With her parent’s encouragement, along with her own desire for prestige, she accepts the proposal.Actors
Hanna Schygulla
(Effi Briest)
Wolfgang Schenck
(Baron Geert von Instetten)
Karlheinz Böhm
(Wullersdorf)
Ulli Lommel
(Major Crampas)
Lilo Pempeit
(Frau Briest)
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