The read
Critics rate it 17 points higher than audiences do.
Synopsis
Following her parents' wishes, spirited seventeen-year-old Effi Briest marries Baron von Innstetten – a former admirer of her mother – who is twenty years Effi's senior. This marriage of prudence heralds the beginning of a humdrum life, far from home, for Effi. Innstetten devotes himself entirely to his political career, and the sleepy small town of Kessin has very little to offer in terms of variety. But then, one day, Innstetten's old regimental comrade, Major Crampas – a charming womanizer – arrives on the scene.
Ratings
IMDb5.6/10
Rotten Tomatoes73%
Critics rate it 17 points higher than audiences do.
21 audience votes
Key crew
- Volker EinrauchWriter
- Hermine HuntgeburthDirector
Cast
- Julia JentschEffi Briest
- Sebastian KochGeert von Instetten
- Juliane KöhlerLuise von Briest
- Mišel MatičevićMajor von Crampas
- Barbara AuerJohanna
- Margarita BroichRoswitha
- Rüdiger VoglerHerr Grieshübler
- Thomas ThiemeHerr von Briest
- André HennickeWüllersdorf
- Heike WarmuthHula
- Mirko LangDagobert von Briest
- Carina WieseFrau von Crampas
Stills
Themes
woman director