| Effi Briest | |
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| Directed by | Rainer Werner Fassbinder |
| Screenplay by | Rainer Werner Fassbinder |
| Based on | Effi Briest by Theodor Fontane |
| Produced by | Juliane Lorenz |
| Starring | Hanna Schygulla |
| Narrated by | Rainer Werner Fassbinder |
| Cinematography | Dietrich Lohmann |
| Edited by | Thea Eymèsz |
| Music by | Camille Saint-Saëns |
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| Distributed by | Tango Film |
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Running time | 140 minutes[1] |
| Country | West Germany |
| Language | German |
| Budget | DEM 750,000 [2] |
| Box office | ITL 38,500,000 [2] |
Effi Briest (also known as Fontane Effi Briest; original title: Fontane Effi Briest oder Viele, die eine Ahnung haben von ihren Möglichkeiten und Bedürfnissen und trotzdem das herrschende System in ihrem Kopf akzeptieren durch ihre Taten und es somit festigen und durchaus bestätigen,[3] literally Fontane Effi Briest or Many people who are aware of their own capabilities and needs just acquiesce to the prevailing system in their thoughts and deeds, thereby confirming and reinforcing it) is a 1974 West German black-and-white historical drama film directed, written and narrated by Rainer Werner Fassbinder, and produced by Juliane Lorenz. Fassbinder adapted the screenplay from German author Theodor Fontane's 1894 novel of the same name about a young 19th century woman whose affair with a charismatic womanizer has long-term effects on her marriage to an older man. The film uses Fontane's words in dialogue, narration and text of letters.[4]
- ^ "Effi Briest (Subtitled)". British Board of Film Classification. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
- ^ a b "Box office / business for". IMDb. Retrieved 18 July 2015.[better source needed]
- ^ "Release Info". IMDb. Retrieved 18 July 2015.[better source needed]
- ^ Canby, Vincent (17 June 1977). "Film: The Decline and Fall". The New York Times. Retrieved 25 January 2014.