Stylized, wooden, and "arty". . .I don't know how well 21st century viewers would respond to this slow-moving, predictable story.By stylized i mean that people stand motionless around when it is not their turn to talk, people are repeatedly shown not directly but reflected in a mirror, people face away when talking instead of looking at the person they are addressing. Then there is the trick of showing people in one room through the doorway from another room. Effi ALWAYS talks gently and sweetly, regardless of the occasion. Her husband always talks calmly, rationally, and slowly, even about a duel that may cost his life. And there are many other such manneristic tricks.I know that other viewers liked the movie but i found it wooden, pretentious, and phony.