Effi Briest
Summary:
Rainer Werner Fassbinder's adaptation of a late 19th-century novel by Theodor Fontane is an austere period piece that may be the least characteristic of the German director's films. The titular heroine, played by Fassbinder regular Hanna Schygulla, is a 17-year-old girl forced into a loveless marriage with an old count. Living as the aristocrat's trophy wife, Effi endures her pr... Full Summary >>
Cast:
Karl Heinz Böhm - (Wuellersdorf)
Hark Bohm - (Gieshuebler)
Andorthe Braker - (Mrs. Pasche)
Irm Hermann - (Johanna)
Barbara Lass - (Polish Cook)
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Review:
It's easy to see what attracted Rainer Werner Fassbinder to Theodor Fontane's 19th-century novel about a young woman abandoned by family and society when her adulterous past comes to light: The German director's movies frequently diagrammed the unhappy fates of individuals trapped by rigid social norms and their own unruly passions. Despite its ... Continue >>
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