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Effi Briest

Effi Briest (1974)

1974-06-20 · 141 min · Rating 6.60/10 (48 votes)

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.

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Keywords

adultery age difference baltic sea becoming an adult berlin, germany duel life planning naivety new german cinema northern germany single father way of life