FONTANE EFFI BRIEST ODER VIELE, DIE EINE AHNUNG HABEN VON IHREN MÖGLICHKEITEN UND IHREN BEDÜRFNISSEN UND TROTZDEM DAS (1974)

An exquisitely subtle rendition of Fontane’s 1896 novel, about a 17-year-old forced into marriage with an older man.
The plight of 17-year-old Effi (Hanna Schygulla) – forced into a socially advantageous marriage with a much older man – is touchingly depicted, but what really interests Fassbinder is the novelist’s complex attitude to the society of his day. This is no melodrama, but a meticulous dissection of a literary masterpiece.
1974 Federal Republic of Germany
Directed by
Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Produced by
Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Written by
Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Featuring
Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Hanna Schygulla, Wolfgang Schenck
Running time
141 minutes

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