Sisters, or The Balance of Happiness (1979)
Sisters Maria and Anna live together. Maria, a most proficient secretary, encourages 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 her boss' son Maurice starts to lead to love, Anna takes a selfish, drastic step that plummets Maria into solitude. No longer able to connect with Maurice, Maria manages to establish a relationship with Miriam, a typist at her office who becomes a substitute 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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| Filmmakers | Role |
|---|---|
| Margarethe von Trotta | Director |
| Margarethe von Trotta | Writer |
| Luisa Francia | Writer |
| Martje Grohmann | Writer |
| Wolfgang Bächler | Writer |
| Konstantin Wecker | Composer |
| Franz Rath | Cinematographer |
| Annette Dorn | Editor |
| Franz Bauer | Production Designer |
| Cast | Role |
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| Jutta Lampe | |
| Gudrun Gabriel | |
| Jessica Früh | |
| Konstantin Wecker |
