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  • Sisters, or The Balance of Happiness (1979)
  • Not Rated
    95 min | Drama
Sisters, or The Balance of Happiness (1979)
Not Rated
95 min | Drama

Sisters Maria and Anna live together. Maria, a most proficient secretary, encourages Anna to finish her studies and start a career; Anna broods, threatens to quit university, takes pills, and keeps a diary. When Maria's relationship with ...See moreSisters Maria and Anna live together. Maria, a most proficient secretary, encourages Anna to finish her studies and start a career; Anna broods, threatens to quit university, takes pills, and keeps a diary. When Maria's relationship with her boss' son Maurice starts to lead to love, Anna takes a selfish, drastic step that plummets Maria into solitude. No longer able to connect with Maurice, Maria manages to establish a relationship with Miriam, a typist at her office who becomes a substitute younger sister, but Maria is intrusive as well as helpful. Can this or any relationship work out for this talented woman whose past seems to choke her soul? Written by See less
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Writers
Margarethe von Trotta (screenplay) | Luisa Francia (script contribution) | Martje Grohmann (script contribution) | Wolfgang Bächler (extracts from "Traumprotokolle")
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Edit Released
Updated Sep 17, 1979

Release date
Jan 31, 1982 (United States)
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20 cast members
Name Known for
Jutta Lampe
Maria Sundermann Maria Sundermann   See fewer
Gudrun Gabriel
Anna Sundermann Anna Sundermann   See fewer
Jessica Früh
Miriam Grau Miriam Grau   See fewer
Konstantin Wecker
Robert Edelschneider Robert Edelschneider   See fewer
Agnes Fink
Mutter Sundermann Mutter Sundermann   See fewer
Heinz Bennent
Münzinger Münzinger   See fewer
Rainer Delventhal
Maurice Münzinger Maurice Münzinger   See fewer
Günther Schütz
Professor Professor   See fewer
Ilse Bahrs
Blinde Frau Blinde Frau   See fewer
Barbara Sauerbaum
Maria as a Child Maria as a Child   See fewer
Marie-Helena Diekmann
Anna as a Child Anna as a Child   See fewer
Lieselotte Arnold
Frau Eder Frau Eder   See fewer
Editha Horn
Sister of Blind Woman Sister of Blind Woman   See fewer
Ellen Esser
Nurse Fritz Nurse Fritz   See fewer
Edith Garden
English language teacher English language teacher   See fewer
Kathie Thomsen
Flutist Flutist   See fewer
Volker Schwab
Robert's Colleague Robert's Colleague   See fewer
Dionysos Kawathas
Student (uncredited) Student (uncredited)   See fewer
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