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Sisters, or The Balance of Happiness

5.719791h 35mMovieDrama

Sisters Maria and Anna live together. Maria is a most proficient executive secretary, encouraging Anna to finish her studies and start a career. Anna broods, threatens to quit university, takes pills, and keeps a diary. When Maria's…

DirectorMargarethe von Trotta
WritersWolfgang Bächler·Margarethe von Trotta
ProducerEberhard Junkersdorf

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Cast · Directed by Margarethe von Trotta

JL
Jutta Lampe
Maria Sundermann
GGGudrun Gabriel
Gudrun Gabriel
Anna Sundermann
KWKonstantin Wecker
Konstantin Wecker
Robert Edelschneider
AFAgnes Fink
Agnes Fink
Mutter Sundermann
HBHeinz Bennent
Heinz Bennent
Münzinger
FL
Fritz Lichtenhahn
Fritz
JF
Jessica Früh
Miriam
RD
Rainer Delventhal

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