Sisters, or the Balance of Happiness

Sisters, or the Balance of Happiness
Sisters, or the Balance of Happiness
	DVD cover
Directed by	Margarethe von Trotta
Written by	Margarethe von Trotta; ; ; ;
Cinematography
Edited by
Music by	Konstantin Wecker
Distributed by	(USA)
Release date	18 September 1979 (Filmfest Hamburg); 31 January 1980 (U.S.);
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[]

Jutta Lampe as Maria Sundermann
as Anna Sundermann
as Miriam Grau
Konstantin Wecker as Robert Edelschneider
as Mutter Sundermann
Heinz Bennent as Münzinger
as Maurice Münzinger
as Fritz
Günther Schütz as Professor
as Blinde Frau
as Maria as a Child
as Anna as a Child
as Frau Eder
as Sister of Blind Woman
as Nurse Fritz
as Porter
as English language teacher
as Flutist
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.^[2]

References[]

^ "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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[1] "Schwestern oder Die Balance des Glücks". filmportal.de. Retrieved 29 February 2016.

[2] "Awards for Schwestern oder Die Balance des Glücks". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 24 December 2007.

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