Effi Briest (2009 film)

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Effi Briest
Directed by Hermine Huntgeburth
Starring Julia Jentsch
Sebastian Koch
Release date
  • 12 February 2009 (2009-02-12)(BIFF)
Running time
1h 58min
CountryGermany
LanguageGerman

Effi Briest is a 2009 German drama film directed by Hermine Huntgeburth. [1] [2] It is based on the 1895 novel Effi Briest by Theodor Fontane.

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References

  1. "Effi Briest" (in German). Filmportal.de. Retrieved 2018-03-24.
  2. Greiner, Ulrich (2009-02-12). "Effis erster Orgasmus". Die Zeit (in German). Retrieved 2018-03-24.