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The German Sisters

Die bleierne Zeit

1981

Margarethe von Trotta

Jutta Lampe, Barbara Sukowa, Rüdiger Vogler, Doris Schade ...

7.0

464

Drama Germany, 1968: The priest's daughters Marianna and Juliane both fight for changes in society, like making abortion legal. However their means are totally different: while Juliane's committed as a reporter, her sister joins a terroristic organization. After she's caught by the police and put into isolation jail, Juliane remains as her last connection to the rest of the world. Although she doesn't accept her sister's arguments and her ... [+]

	Media	Author	Review
		Janet Maslin The New York Times	"A serious, interesting effort with much to recommend it (...) The leading actresses, particularly Miss Lampe, are utterly convincing in their grief, their anger, and their troubled yet enduring love."
		Paul Taylor Time Out	"A bold assertion of the continuity of history from the culture most willing to deny it, and fine, accessible political film-making."

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