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Effi Briest (Fassbinder on Melodrama) (1974)

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Director:

Rainer Werner Fassbinder

Starring:

Hanna Schygulla, Wolfgang Schenck, Ulli Lommel

Genres:

Drama

Origin:

Germany

Certificate:

M

Languages:

German With Subtitles

Subtitles:

English

Running Time:

134 min

Effi Briest (Fassbinder on Melodrama)

synopsis


Rainer Werner Fassbinder, the enfant terrible of the New German Cinema, drew much of his inspiration from the work of his idol, the German-born king of Hollywood melodrama, Douglas Sirk. Each of these three films is centred on a woman who is under pressure from those around her to conform, and Fassbinder adopts the stylized acting and framing techniques of the 1950s melodrama to explore the frailty of the human condition and the strength of the individual in the face of these oppressive forces.

Effi Briest
Naïve, youthful Effi is forced to marry the much older and well-connected Baron von Instetten. But after meeting the dashing and handsome Major Crampas, Effi finds herself torn between passion and respectability.

 
 

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