Where to Watch Sisters, or The Balance of Happiness (1979) in the US

What it's about

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?

Cast and crew

Director

Margarethe von Trotta

Writer

Margarethe von Trotta, Luisa Francia, Martje Grohmann

Starring

Jutta Lampe, Gudrun Gabriel, Jessica Früh

Details

Release date

Sep 17, 1979

Language

German

Country

West Germany

Awards

2 wins

Where to Watch Sisters, or The Balance of Happiness (1979) in the US — common questions

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