Beloved Sisters

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Beloved Sisters

2014

2h 20m

Drama

History

Biography

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A love triangle forms between post-Enlightenment writer Friedrich Schiller (Florian Stetter) and two sisters -- one who became his wife (Henriette Confurius), and the other, his biographer (Hannah Herzsprung).

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Smart, vivid, and powerfully acted, Beloved Sisters injects new life into its pretty period tropes and soapy plotting.

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Tom Long

Detroit News

It's epic stuff, and at 170 minutes it's a commitment. Schiller seems to be blazing a trail for German ber-confidence, seeing his modern man as the grand product of all that's been right with history.

Rated: B

Mar 13, 2015

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Peter Keough

Boston Globe

If nothing else, "Beloved Sisters" is one of the most visually striking biopics around. Too bad you have to wade through so much verbiage in order to enjoy it.

Rated: 1.5/4

Jan 22, 2015

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Michael O'Sullivan

Washington Post

Without at least the tawdry pleasure of a little bodice ripping, the film moves along sluggishly, even though it is well acted and handsomely shot.

Rated: 2/4

Jan 22, 2015

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Tara Judah

Overland

...engaging and even arty enough to satisfy.

Jan 8, 2019

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M. Faust

The Public (Buffalo)

It's a respectable, luxurious production that moves quickly for its length, but never quite brings to life a time in history of enormous social and political upheavals that may seem distant to many viewers.

Oct 17, 2017

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Sherilyn Connelly

SF Weekly

The question of whether Dominic Graf's costume drama romance Beloved Sisters needs to be three hours long is an academic one on many levels.

Aug 24, 2017

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Too long! Mostly Wimpy Characters. It just doesn't satisfy any of the senses. Fell way short.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

01/14/23

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Rushes along. Interesting times but doesn't settle into a rhythm. Don't like narration. Was the story based on fact? Didn't finish watching. Judging by most reviews, It was OK not to.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/22/23

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Pretty good - three hours long with lots of detail and a thoroughly believable narrative, although not all based on recorded fact. It appears that Schiller married one sister and had a deep and lasting relationship with the other, too; the rest is dramatic licence. Despite being in German and subtitled, this was absorbing throughout. Lots of detail of eighteenth century printing processes, as well as a complex emotional tale and the historic context. Some nice sexy bits too! (interestingly without any explicit nakedness on screen)

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/14/23

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This movie dragged on and on and on. It really wasn't worth the three hours of my life I can never get back. It promised a great deal and delivered very little. Not even the 'argument' between the two sisters at the end was enough to satisfy the years of built up frustration they endured. This was a major let down. Not worth seeing.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

02/26/23

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A Beautiful Love Story that transcends boundaries....

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/26/23

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Beautifully shot; but it's really too much, too long, too slow for an almost 3 hours long feature.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/04/23

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Dominik Graf

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Florian Stetter

Friedrich Schiller

Henriette Confurius

Charlotte von Lengefeld

Hannah Herzsprung

Caroline von Lengefeld

Maja Maranow

Frau von Stein

Andreas Pietschmann

Friedrich von Beulwitz

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Synopsis

A love triangle forms between post-Enlightenment writer Friedrich Schiller (Florian Stetter) and two sisters -- one who became his wife (Henriette Confurius), and the other, his biographer (Hannah Herzsprung).

Director: Dominik Graf
Producer: Uschi Reich
Screenwriter: Dominik Graf
Genre: Drama, History, Biography
Original Language: Canadian French
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 9, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA): $53.7K
Runtime: 2h 20m

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