Film
German Film Forum 2015/16 - Director in Focus – Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Fontane Effi Briest
1974, 141 mins, Germany, I
Award:
1974 Berlin Film Festival – Interfilm Award
Fassbinder’s adaptation of the celebrated nineteenth-century novel by Theodor Fontane with Hanna Schygulla playing the lead Effi Briest. 17 year-old Effi is still far too young to marry when she is betrothed to Baron von Instetten. Her encounter with Major Crampas adds a temporary flurry of excitement to her life. Years later, the Baron learns of their relationship, which is now long over – with dire consequences. Fassbinder stays true to Fontane’s novel, yet creates his own unique imagery.
1974, 141 mins, Germany, I