Effi Briest (1974 film)
- Hanna Schygulla: Effi Briest
- Wolfgang Schenck: Baron Geert von Innstetten
- Karlheinz Böhm: Privy Wiillersdorf
- Ulli Lommel: Major Crampas
- Ursula Strätz: Roswitha
- Irm Hermann: Johanna
- Lilo Pempeit: Mrs. von Briest
- Herbert Steinmetz: Mr. von Briest
- Hark Bohm: Pharmacist Gieshiibler
- Rudolf Lenz: Privy Rummschüttel
- Barbara Valentin: Marietta Tripelli
- Karl Scheydt: Kruse
- Theo Tecklenburg: Pastor Niemeyer
- Barbara outlet: Polish cook
- Eva Mattes: Hulda
- Andrea Schober: Annie
- Anndorthe Braker: Woman Pasche
- Peter Gauhe: Cousin Dagobert
- Rainer Werner Fassbinder: narrator
Effi Briest ( full title: Fontane Effi Briest or Many who have an idea of their possibilities and their needs and yet the ruling system in their mind and accept them by their deeds and strengthen it thus and certainly confirm ) is a film directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder from the year 1974. the film is based on the novel Effi Briest by Theodor Fontane.
Action
The 17 -year-old Effi Briest is married to 20 years older Baron Geert von Innstetten. Effi feels comfortable in their new home, a small Baltic seaside resort, lonely. She is unhappy, without entirely admitting it is always because they know from their principled and ambitious man, despite evidence of affection, not really loved. Initially, only a change, then confusion brings the acquaintance of the new district commander Major Crampas, which her husband also feels a friendly relationship. Between efficiency and Crampas a pendulum between flirtation and passion relationship that ends with the relocation of the family to Berlin Innstetten developed. Innstetten discovered after six years by chance that earlier relationship between Crampas and his wife. It calls Crampas to a duel and kills him. He violates Effi, reserves the daughter of Annie and educates them in a kind of defense against her mother. In addition, it is rejected by their parents, what Em's will to live and life force are broken. You will die sick by mental stress. Therefore, the doctor advises parents, Effi resume. At the family estate she then dies in reconciliation with all.
Background
Fassbinder's film is the fourth of Fontane 's novel. The specialty of its adaptation is that it not only translates the content. Rather than build an illusion, he can not even pay such by its formal aesthetic mediation manner. A vorlesende voice-over, white iris, inserts, inserts of font etc. create analogies to the reading process.
In contrast to Luderer film version of 1968 provides Fassbinder efficiency not as a victim of the stiff Prussian society dar. it seems to be rather suggest that man should not wait for change or even insight on the part of the authorities, but must make the move itself out of his immaturity.
Reviews
" Theodor Fontane's novel by the failure of a marriage in a nightmarish network of social constraints in a primarily in the light guide extremely subtle and stylistically staged closed film. Cooper reflects not only the social situation of his characters, but ultimately, that of the artist, who she describes. "
" Every word in dialogue and comment which receives the dialogue continues, anticipates the act or dialectics developed into the picture, is in Fontane: no literature, but a film than reading; one sees and hears and reads a novel. "
"Thanks to the clever staging and the successful consolidation of the action on Fassbinder's central theme is with " Effi Briest " a literature adaptation before demonstrating Fassbinder's view on the films of a text template impressive: literary adaptation of Fassbinder does not mean the mere imaging of the written word to a to reach as large interface of the fantasy of the reader, but the opportunity to make a film that challenges the recipient; just a movie, in which thinking does not stop, but starts. "
Awards
In 1974 the film at the International Film Festival in Berlin the Inter Film Award and was nominated for the Golden Bear.
Marginal notes
- As assistant director Fassbinder worked with the then Berlin APO activist Rainer Langhans.
Synchronization
Almost all performers (except Hanna Schygulla, Wolfgang Schenck and Karlheinz Böhm in the three main roles) were synchronized by other actors in order to achieve an additional effect of alienation.