Um olhar comparado sobre o feminino em Effi Briest (1895), de Theodor Fontane, e Effi Briest (2009), de Hermine Huntgeburth

Abstract

This paper proposes a comparative analysis between Theodor Fontane's literary novel Effi Briest (1895) and Hermine Huntgeburth's film Effi Briest (2009), focusing on the female characters Effi Briest, Luise von Briest and Johanna. The aim of this research is to reflect on the strategies of re-signification adopted by Huntgeburth in her film. In addition, this work also aims to contribute to studies of intermediality and decoupage applied to research objects, as well as promoting reflection on gender relations. In order to achieve these objectives, the method of analysis adopted consists of describing and quoting from the novel and the film, with quotations from the film being made by describing dialogues and using frames for image analysis. From this comparative analysis, it emerged that director Hermine Huntgeburth placed the feminine at the center of her media transposition. Firstly, by re-signifying the protagonist Effi Briest and transforming her trajectory into a journey of emancipation; and secondly, by giving visibility to the female condition within social issues such as the functioning of ideologies and the division of society into classes, through the updating of the secondary characters Luise and Johanna.