Sisters, or The Balance of Happiness

Year: 1979

Runtime: 95 mins

Language: German

Director: Margarethe von Trotta

Drama

Maria, a skilled executive secretary, lives with her sister Anna, who is battling academic pressure, brooding, taking pills and keeping a diary. When Maria begins a romance with Maurice, her boss’s son, Anna’s drastic, selfish act pushes Maria into isolation. Maria later forms a close bond with Miriam, a typist who becomes a surrogate younger sister, while she struggles with her intrusive tendencies and a past that haunts her.

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