Schwestern, oder, Die Balance des Glücks / eine Gemeinschaftsproduktion der Bioskop-Film München, WDR Köln ; Cinéma Esperança, Filmverlag der Autoren ; Film von Margarethe von Trotta ; Buch, Margarethe von Trotta mit Beitragen von Luisa Francia, Martje Grohmann ; Regie, Margarethe von Trotta = Sisters, or, The balance of fortune / a film by Margarethe von Trotta.
In German with English subtitles. Jutta Lampe, Gudrun Gabriel, Jessica Früh, Konstantin Wecker, Rainer Delventhal. Originally produced as a motion picture in 1979. Issued as part of a boxed set.
Summary:
Two sisters share a complex and compelling relationship. Anna seems dependent, emotionally and economically, on Maria. Successive inward turns of the screw, however, make it unclear who exploits and dominates whom.
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