Sisters, or the Balance of Happiness
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| Directed by | Margarethe von Trotta |
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| Cinematography | Franz Rath |
| Edited by | Annette Dorn |
| Music by | Konstantin Wecker |
| Distributed by | Cinema 5 Distributing (USA) |
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Running time | 95 minutes |
| Country | West Germany |
| Language | German |
Sisters, or the Balance of Happiness (German: Schwestern oder Die Balance des Glücks) is a 1979 West German drama film written and directed by Margarethe von Trotta.
Cast
[edit]- Jutta Lampe as Maria Sundermann
- Gudrun Gabriel as Anna Sundermann
- Jessica Früh as Miriam Grau
- Konstantin Wecker as Robert Edelschneider
- Agnes Fink as Mutter Sundermann
- Heinz Bennent as Münzinger
- Rainer Delventhal as Maurice Münzinger
- Fritz Lichtenhahn as Fritz
- Günther Schütz as Professor
- Ilse Bahrs as Blinde Frau
- Barbara Sauerbaum as Maria as a Child
- Marie-Helena Diekmann as Anna as a Child
- Lieselotte Arnold as Frau Eder
- Editha Horn as Sister of Blind Woman
- Ellen Esser as Nurse Fritz
- Heinrich Marmann as Porter
- Edith Garden as English language teacher
- Kathie Thomsen as Flutist
- Volker Schwab as Robert's Colleague
Accolades
[edit]In 1980, the film won the Film Award in Gold at the German Film Awards and in 1981 it won the Grand Prix at the Créteil International Women's Film Festival.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Schwestern oder Die Balance des Glücks". filmportal.de. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
- ^ "Awards for Schwestern oder Die Balance des Glücks". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 24 December 2007.
External links
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