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Sisters, or The Balance of Happiness

1979·Movie
1h 35min
70
GoodGoodWatch score
IMDb7.2Rotten Tomatoes–82%
IMDb7.2Rotten Tomatoes–82%

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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 relationship with Maurice, the son of her boss, starts to lead to love, Anna takes a selfish and drastic step that plummets Maria into solitude. No longer able to connect with Maurice, Maria does establish a relationship with Miriam, a typist at her office who becomes a surrogate 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?
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Directed by:
Margarethe von Trotta
Written by:
Margarethe von Trotta, Martje Grohmann, Luisa Francia
Produced by:
Eberhard Junkersdorf
Composed by:
Konstantin Wecker

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Is Sisters, or The Balance of Happiness worth watching?

70
GoodGoodWatch score

Mostly. It's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 70/100 (IMDb 7.2). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.

How long is Sisters, or The Balance of Happiness?

1 h 35 min

Sisters, or The Balance of Happiness runs 1 h 35 min.

What language is Sisters, or The Balance of Happiness in?

German

It was made in German. Produced in Germany.

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