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Beloved Sisters

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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 03/13/2015
B
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. Go to Full Review Peter Keough Boston Globe 01/22/2015
1.5/4
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. Go to Full Review Michael O'Sullivan Washington Post 01/22/2015
2/4
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. Go to Full Review Tara Judah Overland 01/08/2019
...engaging and even arty enough to satisfy. Go to Full Review M. Faust The Public (Buffalo) 10/17/2017
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. Go to Full Review Sherilyn Connelly SF Weekly 08/24/2017
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. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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06/05/2017 Too long! Mostly Wimpy Characters. It just doesn't satisfy any of the senses. Fell way short. See more 06/11/2016 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. See more 05/19/2016 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) See more 01/25/2016 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. See more 05/31/2015 A Beautiful Love Story that transcends boundaries.... See more 02/22/2015 Beautifully shot; but it's really too much, too long, too slow for an almost 3 hours long feature. See more Read all reviews
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Dominik Graf

Director

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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