Beloved Sisters (2014)

Original title

Die geliebten Schwestern

Directed by

Dominik Graf

Genre

drama film, biographical film, romance film

Country

Germany, Switzerland, Austria

Runtime

2h 51m

Rated

NR

Rating

5.7 of 10 from 52 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This biographical drama follows the poet Friedrich Schiller and his romantic involvement with two sisters, Caroline and Charlotte von Lengefeld. It focuses on their intertwined relationships and Schiller's eventual marriage to Charlotte.

lyricalbittersweetslow-burnintimatecontemplativeemotionally complexvisually lushmelancholic

What happens

Beloved Sisters (German: Die geliebten Schwestern) is a 2014 German biographical film written and directed by Dominik Graf. The film is based on the life of the German poet Friedrich Schiller (1759–1805) and upon his long relationships with two sisters, Caroline and Charlotte von Lengefeld. Schiller was ultimately married to Charlotte von Lengefeld. The film was nominated for the Golden Bear Award at the 64th Berlin International Film Festival, and had its premiere at the festival. It was selected as the German entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 87th Academy Awards, but was not nominated. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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