# Effi Briest (1974)

> A young bride’s loneliness and forbidden desire collide with the merciless honor code of nineteenth-century German society.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/580

## Facts

- Runtime: 141 min
- Genres: History, Drama
- Director: Rainer Werner Fassbinder
- Cast: Hanna Schygulla, Wolfgang Schenck, Ulli Lommel, Lilo Pempeit, Herbert Steinmetz, Ursula Strätz, Irm Hermann, Karlheinz Böhm
- TMDB rating: 6.6/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0071458/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: mild
- Mood: melancholic, austere, oppressive, quiet evening, literary film night

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