Review of Effi Briest (1970) by Art S — 01 Aug 2008

The direction is just amazing. Bonkers. Wow.

This review of Effi Briest (1970) was written by Art S on 01 Aug 2008.

Effi Briest has generally received mixed reviews.

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I love the book as did Fassbinder and Schygulla is spellbinding…

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