Theodor fontane erschienen 1896 gesellschaftsroman geschichtlicher hintergrund. Romantic anarchist at the film society of lincoln center in effi briest both the 1974 film by rainer werner fassbinder and the 1895 theodor fontane novel on which the movie is closely basedan inexperienced young woman is married off to a man who cannot love. But such a description does not accurately characterise effi briest. Effi briest in particular is an extraordinarily moving experience which is as articulate as it is intensely compassionate. If vivre sa vie is a film to admire, effi briest is a film to love. That young mannow older and welloffcomes back to their town and asks for effi s hand in marriage, which her parents grant. Effi briest is a 2009 german drama film directed by hermine huntgeburth. Anndorthe braker frau pasche peter gauhe dagobert rainer werner fassbinder erzahlstimme. She soon bears a daughter, annie, and hires the lapsed catholic roswitha to look after her. Fassbinder, was a west german filmmaker, actor, playwright, theatre director, composer, cinematographer, editor, and essayist. Solar music rights management, pedl, adrev publishing, umpi, warner chappell, and 6 music rights societies show more show less. Fassbinder doesnt spend time focusing on the sexual identity of the protagonists, who might be lesbians or bisexuals, but instead he traces the. Many of my classmates didnt like it and i dont get it.
Effi briest tells of a seventeenyearold girl who is married off by her parents to a wealthy baron more than twice her age. Living as the aristocrats trophy wife, effi endures her provincial existence unhappily. That young mannow older and welloffcomes back to their town and. Effi briest fontane effi briest 1977 rotten tomatoes. The titular heroine hanna schygulla is a 17yearold girl forced into a loveless marriage with an old count. Fontane effi briest rainer werner fassbinder foundation. Fassbinder himself regarded godard with awe and many of his films in addition to effi briest respond to various individual godard films. Unfortunately, neither the barons family nor anyone in the secluded. Rainer werner fassbinders adaptation of a late 19thcentury novel by theodor fontane is an austere period piece that may be the least characteristic of the german directors films. He is widely regarded as a prominent figure and catalyst of the new german cinema movement. Con hanna schygulla, wolfgang schenck, herbert steinmetz, ulli lommel, lilo pempeit. The heroine as social victim also takes central position in fassbinder s effi briest, but with the simple difference of social milieu. Effi fuhlt sich in ihrer neuen heimat, einem kleinen ostseebadeort, einsam.
Effi, despite her acts of adultery, is depicted as an angel, wandering through the film with invisible wings, accepting grace. Effi briest was one of my favorite books in school. Watch effi briest full movie in hd visit a germanmade film based on one of the most famous german novels by theodo. Fassbinder s adaptation of a late 19thcentury novel by theodor fontane is an austere period piece. Rainer werner fassbinder s film begins with young effi briest hanna schygulla recounting how her mother, though in love with a young man, married an older one with an established position. Kapitel quellen symbolik im ersten kapitel effi briest effi briest charaktere autor.
With julia jentsch, heike warmuth, mirko lang, ludwig blochberger. With hanna schygulla, wolfgang schenck, ulli lommel, karlheinz bohm. Rainer werner fassbinders film begins with young effi briest hanna schygulla recounting how her mother, though in love with a young man, married an older one with an established position. Inhalt fakten charaktere inhalt frauenrolle gesellschaftskritik symbolik im 1. It is based on the 1895 novel effi briest by theodor fontane. A germanmade film based on one of the most famous german novels by theodor fontane. Effi briest 1974, directed by rainer werner fassbinder. She lives under the persecution of men and the film s main text as spelt out by the title vivre sa vie pinpoints her vain efforts to live her life for herself, to be free. That this film is an outstanding masterpiece has nowadays been recognized by. Effi briest is therefore a typical fassbinder movie which he liked to call melodramas and thus also a predecessor of his later womenmovies about maria braun, lola, lili marleen and veronika voss. Its a deliberately brechtian piece, using mirrors, frames within.
Unfortunately, neither the barons family nor anyone in the secluded town she now calls home accept effi as an equal. Rainer werner fassbinder s effi briest, a 1974 film starring hanna schygulla, feels very faithful to the format of its source material. In 19thcentury germany, a 17yearold girl schygulla is. Jonathan rosenbaum anointed fassbinder as the 1970s cinemas sadistic postmodernist disciple of sirk, getting mileage out of photogenic suffering. Effi briest 1974 rainer werner fassbinder allmovie.
Rainer werner fassbinders film begins with young effi briest hanna schygulla recounting how her mother, though in love with a young man, married an older. Romantic anarchist at the film society of lincoln center in effi briestboth the 1974 film by rainer werner fassbinder and the 1895 theodor fontane novel on which the movie is closely basedan inexperienced young woman is married off to a man who cannot love. Ein abend in 3sat mit theodor fontanes frauenfigur. Effi briest shows at tiff bell lightbox november 3rd at 6. One of the finest films to come out of postwar germany, effi briest marked the 16th feature in five years for the prolific fassbinder.
Shortly after picking up the ticket, i discovered it was a new film according to wikipedia, the fourth german cinema adaptation of. Effi briest 1974 directed by rainer werner fassbinder. Fassbinder s effi briest is quite literally a film of theodor fontanes novel. Effi briest theodor fontane by jasmin hofmann on prezi. Fontanes effi briest spiegelt wie kein anderer roman des burgerlichen realismus. Effi briest 1974 full movie download full hd youtube. Theodor fontanes 1895 novel, about the consequences of betrayed love, was long a favorite of fassbinders. Coming at the midpoint of his 43film career, effi briest is one of fassbinders greatest, and most universally acclaimed, films. Librivox recording of effi briest, by theodor fontane, read by a group of librivox volunteers. It can be thematically compared to other novels on 19th century marriage from a female perspective, such as anna karenina and madame bovary, which are also adultery tragedies. Published in book form in 1895, effi briest marks both a watershed and a climax in the poetic realism of literature. Just as vivre sa vie was cast as a preparation for nanas death so effi briest is cast as the singleminded destruction of a woman in a patriarchal society. The films of rainer werner fassbinder, a retrospective that runs from october 28 december 3.
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