Sisters, or the Balance of Happiness
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Sisters, or the Balance of Happiness is a 1979 West German drama film written and directed by Margarethe von Trotta.
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Cast
- Jutta Lampe as Maria Sundermann
- Gudrun Gabriel as Anna Sundermann
- Jessica Früh as Miriam Grau
- Konstantin WeckerKonstantin WeckerKonstantin Alexander Wecker is one of the best-known German singer-songwriters ; he also works as a composer, author, and actor.- Life and work :...
as Robert Edelschneider - Agnes Fink as Mutter Sundermann
- Heinz BennentHeinz BennentHeinz Bennent was a German actor.Bennent was born in Stolberg, Rhineland, and served in the Luftwaffe during World War II. His career began after the end of World War II in Göttingen. He moved to Switzerland in the 1970s, where he lived until his death at age 90...
as Münzinger - Rainer Delventhal as Maurice Münzinger
- Fritz Lichtenhahn as Fritz
- Günther SchützGünther SchützGünther Schütz was a German citizen who performed a mission for German Intelligence in World War II, as part of Britain's Double Cross System.-Early life:Schütz was born on 17 April 1912 in the Silesian town of Schweidnitz...
as Professor - Ilse Bahrs as Blinde Frau
- Barbara Sauerbaum as Maria as a Child
- Marie-Helena Diekmann as Anna as a Child
- Lieselotte Arnold as Frau Eder
- Editha Horn as Sister of Blind Woman
- Ellen Esser as Nurse Fritz
- Heinrich Marmann as Porter
- Edith Garden as English language teacher
- Kathie Thomsen as Flutist
- 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 FestivalCréteil International Women's Film Festival
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