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Marianne and Juliane(Movie, 1981)

Original title: "Die bleierne Zeit" (German/DE)
1h 46min | Genre: Drama
Marianne and JulianeRating: 3.6/5 (with 2121 votes)
Marianne and Juliane (German: Die bleierne Zeit; lit. "The Leaden Time" or "Leaden Times"), also called The German Sisters in the United Kingdom, is a 1981 West German film directed by Margarethe von Trotta. The screenplay is a fictionalized account of the true lives of Christiane and Gudrun Ensslin. Gudrun, a member of The Red Army Faction, was found dead in her prison cell in Stammheim in 1977. In the film, von Trotta depicts the two sisters Juliane (Christine) and Marianne (Gudrun) through their friendship and journey to understanding each other. Marianne and Juliane was von Trotta's third film and solidified her position as a director of the New German Cinema. Marianne and Juliane also marked the first time that von Trotta worked with Barbara Sukowa. They would go on to work on six more films together. ()
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About Marianne and Juliane

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.

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Die Bleierne Zeit(Trailer, 3:18)

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Additional Information

Production country: Germany
Plays in: Western Germany
Original language: German (DE)
Spoken languages: German (DE)
Translated into 14 languages: Bulgarian (BG), German (DE), Greek (EL), English (EN), Spanish (ES), Finnish (FI), French (FR), Italian (IT), Korean (KO), Dutch (NL), Portuguese (PT), Russian (RU), Swedish (SV), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Status: Released
Release date US: 04/23/1982 (World premiere: 09/04/1981)
Appearing Characters: Juliane Klein, Marianne Klein
Screenwriter: Margarethe von Trotta
Film Editor: Dagmar Hirtz
Director of Photography: Franz Rath
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"Las hermanas alemanas"
"The German Sisters"
"Anna di piombo"
"독일 자매"
"The German Sisters"

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