Effi Briest

Effi Briest

118 mins | Drama, Romance | Feb. 9, 2009

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.

Effi Briest

118 mins | Drama, Romance | Feb. 9, 2009

Effi Briest
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.
IMDb rating 5.6
Producers Constantin Film, MSM Studios
Original title Effi Briest
Directors Hermine Huntgeburth
Writers Volker Einrauch, Theodor Fontane

Cast

Julia Jentsch

as Effi Briest

Sebastian Koch

as Geert von Instetten

Juliane Köhler

as Luise von Briest

Mišel Matičević

as Major von Crampas

Barbara Auer

as Johanna

Margarita Broich

as Roswitha

Rüdiger Vogler

as Herr Grieshübler

Thomas Thieme

as Herr von Briest

André Hennicke

as Wüllersdorf

Heike Warmuth

as Hula

Mirko Lang

as Dagobert von Briest

Carina Wiese

as Frau von Crampas

Sunnyi Melles

as Sidonie von Rasenapp

Ludwig Blochberger

as Nienkerken

Sölk Schulze

as Pastor Niemeyer

Petra-Maria Cammin

as Frau Niemeyer

Thilo Wedell

as Diener Wilke

Thomas Neumann

as Hausdiener Friedrich

Andrzej Kostrzewa

as Kutscher Kruse

Godoh-W. Leiji

as Chinese

Karoline Hugler

as Braut des Chinesen

Hansjürgen Hürrig

as Herr von Rasenapp

Tatja Seibt

as Frau von Rasenapp

Amber Bongard

as Annie

Julia Stenke

as Lotte

Mario Zuber

as Landvogt