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Fassbinder and His Friends
Effi Briest
West Germany | 1974 | R. W. Fassbinder
Hanna Schygulla stars in Fassbinder's fastidiously faithful adaptation of Theodor Fontane's classic novel. Set in late 19th-century Germany, it tells of a 17-year-old girl who marries a much older aristocrat, has a fling with a local womanizer, but is ultimately stifled by society's rigid moral codes. This exquisite period piece, a departure for the young director (who worked long and hard on it), boasts memorable monochrome cinematography. “Fassbinder's masterpiece.” -Penelope Gilliatt, The New Yorker.
Subtitles. 35mm. 140 min.
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