Effi Briest (2009)

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Country: Germany
Genres: Drama, Romance
Release: 2009-02-12
Director: Hermine Huntgeburth
Writers: Theodor Fontane , Volker Einrauch
Language: German
Stars: Julia Jentsch , Heike Warmuth , Mirko Lang , Ludwig Blochberger , Sebastian Koch , Thomas Thieme , Juliane Köhler , Sölk Schulze , Petra-Maria Cammin , Thilo Wedell
Runtime: 118 min
Awards: 2 nominations
AKA: Effi Briest (United Kingdom) , Effi Briest (India) , Эффи Брист (Russian Federation) , Effi Briest (Spain) , Effi Briest (Argentina) , Effi Briest (Germany) , Effi Briest (Australia) , Effi Briest (Canada) , Effi Briest , Effi (Germany)
Plot: Ambitious German imperial hussars veteran baron Geert von Instetten takes office as coastal district administrator, hoping to e promoted to the colonies. His childhood love, Luise, married local estate owner von Briest and now arranges for their daughter, Effie, to wed the baron, rather then her beloved cousin Dagobert. In his creepy home, built and filled with exotica by an ocean captain whose Chinese servant is said to haunt it, Effie believes to meet ghosts. She starts an affair with married, swagger major von Crampas.
IMDB:tt1035732