I have tried to interpret his concept of humaneness in the two novels. Released june 16th, 1977, effi briest stars hanna schygulla, wolfgang schenck, ulli lommel, karlheinz bohm the movie has a runtime of about 2 hr 20 min, and received a score of out of 100 on. Theodor fontane erschienen 1896 gesellschaftsroman geschichtlicher hintergrund. Hugh rorrison has published extensively on modern german theatre and teaches german film at the university of leeds. Effi briest is a novel by german writer theodor fontane.
Not rated 2h 15min drama, history 16 june 1977 usa fontane effi briest poster. Effi briest 1977 stream and watch online moviefone. 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. Theodor fontane 181998 was a german novelist and political reporter. Young effi briest marries an older man and moves to a small town. Living as the aristocrats trophy wife, effi endures her provincial existence unhappily. Effi briest penguin classics kindle edition by fontane. Known for its deft characterization and accurate portrayal of brandenburg society, the novel examines the place of women in society by following the corruption and downfall of effi, married. The style of the novels prose is realism, and the story depicts the realistic dynamics of a marriage in the nineteenth century. Unless otherwise stated references to fontanes effi briest and page.
Effi briest is a 1974 film directed and narrated by rainer werner fassbinder, adapted from. Theodor fontanes 1895 novel, about the consequences of betrayed love, was long a favorite of fassbinders. Its not a particular happy marriage, and she forms a close friendship with an associate of her husband major crampus. Effi briest is an 1895 realist novel written by german novelist and poet theodor fontane. When her mothers onetime suitor calls and seeks her hand in marriage, effi is aware of his prospects and immediately assents though the reader has a sense of foreboding as her playmates voices echo into the room, calling come back, effi. Based loosely on an actual case, the novel treats sensational topics.
Each episode of noah hawleys first two seasons of fargo begins with the. The german 2009 movie effi briest is one of the more recent and also more famous takes on the successful novel by theodor fontane. Unwiederbringlich and effi briest, and to show how the composition of these novels is. Effi briest is also a text whose unfinished narratives. Watch the case film of maxim gorkis live play on facebook. Imdb gave the film a similar rating, with an average score of 7. Aug 01, 2003 in real life effi briest would have suffered less, argues giles macdonogh, as he rereads theodor fontanes masterpiece giles macdonogh fri 1 aug 2003 20. Effi briest is the generally likeable seventeenyear old daughter of an upper class family. Effi briest tells the story of a young prussian girl in the 1880s, who marries a rising politician incapable of love, loses everything in the aftermath of a brief affair, and makes peace with leaving too brief a life early. Effi briest, novel by theodor fontane, written in 189193. Coming at the midpoint of his 43film career, effi briest is one of fassbinders greatest, and most universally acclaimed, films. With julia jentsch, heike warmuth, mirko lang, ludwig blochberger. Along with effi briest, fontane is remembered for frau jenny treibel, an ironic criticism of middleclass hypocrisy and smallmindedness.
As wildly ambitious as it is cinephilic, world on a wire mixes the pop art effrontery of godards alphaville with the cyberphobic. Most of the players in this narrative can be said to have. Theodor fontanes novel effi briest opens with an idyllic scene set. The titular heroine, played by fassbinder regular hanna schygulla, is a 17yearold girl forced into a loveless marriage with an old count.
Kapitel quellen symbolik im ersten kapitel effi briest effi briest charaktere autor. Discuss the recurring motif of youth in the novel effi briest. Effi is lonely when her husband is away on business, so she spends time riding and. What major events take place in her life in the narrative.
Fassbinder made world on a wire immediately after his artfilm breakthrough, effi briest, and, abetted by many of his regular actors, the 27yearold filmmaker seemed eager to reestablish his punk bona fides. Effi briest also known as fontane effi briest is a 1974 film directed and narrated by rainer werner fassbinder, adapted from german author theodor fontanes 1894 novel of the same name. Published in book form in 1895, effi briest marks both a watershed and a climax in the poetic realism of literature. She soon bears a daughter, annie, and hires the lapsed catholic roswitha to look after her. Fontane turned the relatively meagre facts into the novel effi briest, which became a striking indictment of 19thcentury prussian society, where those who saw themselves and each other as willing participants in a code of honour and duty were, in fact, being constrained by a moral straitjacket that denied them vitality and vigour. This movement would ultimately prove successful when in 1977 legislation granted married women the right to divorce and the ability to. May 30, 2014 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. 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. Surprised at how easily it came to him, he compared it to a psychogram.
Director is hermine huntgeburth, writer is volker einrauch and this film here runs for a fairly impressive 2 hours. Seventeenyearold, freespirited effi briest lives happily in the quiet prussian town of hohencremmen. Effi briest also known as fontane effi briest is a 1974 film directed by rainer werner fassbinder, adapted from german author theodor fontanes 1894 novel of the same name. Rainer werner fassbinder 1977 german documentary made by florian hopf and maximiliane mainka. Inhalt fakten charaktere inhalt frauenrolle gesellschaftskritik symbolik im 1. The elaboration of desire in theodor fontanes effi briest jstor. Effi briest fontane effi briest 1977 rotten tomatoes. Reading rainer fassbinders adaptation fontane effi briest. It tells the tragic story of a young prussian girl named effi briest, who marries a german aristocrat who. Jan 08, 2011 johan soderqvist effi briest the proposal duration. A closer examination of the symbolic geography of the initial episode. Fiction, social life and customs, prussian national characteristics, prussian national characteristics in fiction, teenage girls, german fiction, adultery, teenage girls in fiction, adultery in fiction, german language books, classic literature, nonenglish fiction, poetry.
Two 19th century german prose works dealt with the oppression of women under the. 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. For the best experience please update your browser. In the nineteenth century, seventeen year old effi briest is married to the older baron. Lebenslaufe rainer werner fassbinder im gesprach, 1978 german tv documentary made by peter w. Helen chambers organised the first conference on english translations. As early as merchant of the four seasons, fassbinder used the tableau. He is widely regarded as a prominent figure and catalyst of the new german cinema movement.
This marriage of prudence heralds the beginning of a humdrum life, far from home, for effi. Fontane effi briest by the german director rainer werner fassbinder is arguably. Marginal culture, hybridity and the polish challenge in fontanes. Fassbinder, was a west german filmmaker, actor, playwright, theatre director, composer, cinematographer, editor, and essayist. How does fontane explore the theme and how does he portray it. Frank kermodes view of the proper relation of the reader to a modern classic responding. Ein mann im alter ihrer mutter, ein politisch strebsamer landrat hochsten ansehens. Effi briest fontane horbuch deutsch full audio book german duration. Barons wolfgang schenck bride hanna schygulla takes lover ulli lommel in late1800s tragedy. Known for its deft characterization and accurate portrayal of brandenburg society, the novel. The setting is a handsome old country house outside berlin in the 1890s, the home of a wellto. A constantin film verleih release of a constantin film presentation and production. With hanna schygulla, wolfgang schenck, ulli lommel, karlheinz bohm.