Beloved Sisters

Beloved Sisters
Film poster
Directed byDominik Graf
Written byDominik Graf
Produced byUschi Reich
Starring
CinematographyMichael Wiesweg
Edited byClaudia Wolscht
Music by
  • Sven Rossenbach
  • Florian van Volxem
Release dates
  • 8 February 2014 (2014-02-08) (Berlin)
  • 31 July 2014 (2014-07-31) (Germany)
Running time
138 minutes
CountryGermany
LanguageGerman

Beloved Sisters (German: Die geliebten Schwestern)[1] 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.[2] It was selected as the German entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 87th Academy Awards, but was not nominated.[3]

Cast

Reception

On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 71% based on 42 reviews, with an average rating of 6.7/10.[4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Die geliebten Schwestern". berlinale. Retrieved 7 February 2014.
  2. ↑ "First Films for Competition and Berlinale Special". berlinale. Retrieved 31 December 2013.
  3. ↑ "OSCARS: Germany Selects Dominik Graf's 'Beloved Sisters' as Academy Award Entry". Variety. 27 August 2014. Retrieved 27 August 2014.
  4. ↑ "Beloved Sisters". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 2 July 2026.

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