Yes, very. More sad than 96% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does Effi Briest end with hope?

No. Less hopeful than 91% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Effi Briest easy watching?

Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Effi Briest violent?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Effi Briest scary?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Effi Briest

Name: Effi Briest
Genre: History, Drama
Released: 1974
Duration: 141 min
Rating: 6.6
Cast: Hanna Schygulla, Wolfgang Schenck, Ulli Lommel, Lilo Pempeit, Herbert Steinmetz

Directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder

Produced by Tango Film

1974141 min6.6 / 10

A tragic period drama about a naive young woman trapped by social convention and her own choices, exploring the rigid constraints of 19th-century German society on female autonomy.

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.

Clusters

Corrupted by Ambition Justice and Freedom Combat and Battles Science Technology And Industry Film Genres and Movements

Genres

History Drama

Keywords

Adultery Naivety Berlin, Germany Becoming An Adult Age Difference Way Of Life Life Planning Northern Germany Duel Single Father Baltic Sea New German Cinema

Questions people ask

Is Effi Briest sad? Yes, very. More sad than 96% of films.
Does Effi Briest end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 91% of films.
Is Effi Briest easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.
Is Effi Briest violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Is Effi Briest scary? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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