Effi Briest
Directed byRainer Werner Fassbinder
Directed by
Rainer Werner Fassbinder
When 17-year-old Effi Briest marries the elderly Baron von Instetten, she moves to a small, isolated Baltic town and a house that she fears is haunted. Starved for companionship, Effi begins a friendship with Major Crampas, a charismatic womanizer.
adultery
naivety
berlin, germany
becoming an adult
age difference
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Last Updated: December 7, 2025
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