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 | | Effi, as played by the enchanting Hanna Schygulla, is all sunlit curls and radiant beauty, a combination of naivete, native intelligence, forthrightness, and willful self-interest. |
 | | Fassbinder made EFFI BRIEST three years ago, and though I've no way of knowing for sure, I suspect one of the reasons he wanted to do it would be to show his critics that he was quite capable of putting his formidable talent to the service of someone else's work. |
 | | It's in keeping that Effi, at wit's end toward the conclusion of the film, should say tearfully, 'Too much is too much.' She means 'enough is enough,' but she can't recognize the fact, thus to do something about it. |
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