adultery,naivety,berlin, germany,becoming an adult,age difference,way of life,life planning,northern germany,duel,single father,baltic sea,new german cinema

Effi Briest (1974)

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When 17-year-old Effi Briest marries the elderly Baron von Instetten, she moves to a small, isolated Baltic town and a house that she fears is haunted. Starved for companionship, Effi begins a friendship with Major Crampas, a charismatic womanizer.

Cast & Crew

Director
Rainer Werner Fassbinder
  • Profile picture of Hanna Schygulla
    Effi Briest Hanna Schygulla
  • Profile picture of Wolfgang Schenck
    Baron Geert von Instetten Wolfgang Schenck
  • Profile picture of Ulli Lommel
    Major Crampas Ulli Lommel
  • Profile picture of Lilo Pempeit
    Frau Briest Lilo Pempeit
  • Profile picture of Irm Hermann
    Johanna Irm Hermann
  • Profile picture of Karlheinz Böhm
    Wullersdorf Karlheinz Böhm
  • Profile picture of Karl Scheydt
    Kruse Karl Scheydt
  • Profile picture of Barbara Lass
    Köchin Barbara Lass

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Keywords

  • adultery
  • naivety
  • berlin, germany
  • becoming an adult
  • age difference
  • way of life
  • life planning
  • northern germany
  • duel
  • single father
  • baltic sea
  • new german cinema