Effi Briest (1974)
Directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder · Cinematography by Jürgen Jürges, Dietrich Lohmann
135 min65 frames
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What is Effi Briest about?
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.
Effi Briest is a 1974 West German black-and-white historical drama film directed, written and narrated by Rainer Werner Fassbinder. Fassbinder adapted the screenplay from German author Theodor Fontane's 1894 novel of the same name about a young 19th century woman whose affair with a charismatic womanizer has long-term effects on her marriage to an older man. The film uses Fontane's words in dialogue, narration and text of letters.
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What does the cinematography of Effi Briest look like?
Across 65 sampled frames, Effi Briest builds its coverage from medium shots (45% of the sample), with wide compositions (22%) carrying much of the rest. Cinematographer Jürgen Jürges keeps 52% of it in soft, naturalistic light. Daylight carries most of the picture. Vintage glass shapes the frame. The production design places the film in the 1900s and 1910s.
What is the color palette of Effi Briest?
The dominant colors across the sampled frames of Effi Briest (1974) are #fafaf9, #c9c9c9, #040404, #444444, #ababab, #848484 — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.
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