Quick facts
- Released
- September 17, 1979
- Runtime
- 95 min
- IMDb
- tt0079866
- Country
- Germany
- Language
- German
- Studio
- Neue Bioskop Film, WDR
Themes
Cast
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Frequently asked questions
- What is Sisters, or The Balance of Happiness about?
- 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?
- Who directed Sisters, or The Balance of Happiness?
- Sisters, or The Balance of Happiness was directed by Margarethe von Trotta.
- Who stars in Sisters, or The Balance of Happiness?
- Sisters, or The Balance of Happiness stars Jutta Lampe, Gudrun Gabriel, Konstantin Wecker, Agnes Fink.
- When was Sisters, or The Balance of Happiness released?
- Sisters, or The Balance of Happiness is a 1979 drama film.
- Where can I watch Sisters, or The Balance of Happiness?
- You can watch Sisters, or The Balance of Happiness with full details, cast, and streaming options on 3eyedraven.