''Sisters, or the Balance of Happiness'' () is a 1979 West German drama film written and directed by
Margarethe von Trotta
Margarethe von Trotta (; born 21 February 1942)Hans Helmut Prinzler, ''Chronik des deutschen Films, 1895–1994'' (Stuttgart and Weimar: Verlag J. B. Metzler, 1995), p. 149. is a German film director, screenwriter, and actress. She has been ref ...
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Cast
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Jutta Lampe as Maria Sundermann
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Gudrun Gabriel as Anna Sundermann
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Jessica Früh as Miriam Grau
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Konstantin Wecker as Robert Edelschneider
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Agnes Fink as Mutter Sundermann
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Heinz Bennent
Heinz Bennent (18 July 1921 – 12 October 2011) was a German actor.
Biography
Bennent was born in Stolberg. He was conscripted into the Luftwaffe during World War II, where he was captured by Allied forces and spent much of the war in POW c ...
as Münzinger
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Rainer Delventhal as Maurice Münzinger
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Fritz Lichtenhahn as Fritz
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Günther Schütz as Professor
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Ilse Bahrs as Blinde Frau
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Barbara Sauerbaum as Maria as a Child
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Marie-Helena Diekmann as Anna as a Child
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Lieselotte Arnold as Frau Eder
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Editha Horn as Sister of Blind Woman
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Ellen Esser as Nurse Fritz
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Heinrich Marmann as Porter
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Edith Garden as English language teacher
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Kathie Thomsen as Flutist
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Volker Schwab as Robert's Colleague
Accolades
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.
References
External links
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1979 films
1979 drama films
German drama films
West German films
1970s German-language films
Films directed by Margarethe von Trotta
Films about sisters
1970s German films
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