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Effi Briest
Drama, History - 1974
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Details

Runtime:
141 min
Release date:
20 Jun 1974
Country:
DE
Languages:
German
Budget:
$0
Revenue:
$0
Awards:
1 win & 1 nomination

Top Critics Reviews

fresh:
It's visually beguiling -- its cameramen having found shades of gray between black and white I'm not sure I've seen before -- and it is performed by the Fassbinder stock company with the precision and style one seldom finds outside the legitimate theater.
– Vincent Canby,
New York Times,
20 May 2003
fresh:
The slow, deliberate pace is sometimes taxing, but this story of a 16-year-old girl locked in the boredom of a loveless marriage is perfectly suited to Fassbinder's stifling mise-en-scene.
– Dave Kehr,
Chicago Reader,
1 Jan 2000
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