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Marianne and Juliane (1981)

Marianne and Juliane (1981)

Drama
Release Date: 1981, September 4
Directors: Margarethe von Trotta
Countries: Germany
Production: Sender Freies Berlin, Neue Bioskop Film
Cast: Barbara Sukowa, Rüdiger Vogler, Doris Schade, Jutta Lampe, Hannelore Minkus, Julia Biedermann, Franz Rudnick, Vérénice Rudolph, Ina Robinski, Satan Deutscher, Barbara Paepcke, Samir Jawad

Overview:

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 boyfriend Wolfgang doesn't want her to, Juliane keeps on helping her sister. She begins to question the way her sister is treated.

Keywords:

woman director politics feminism germany years of lead