Marianne and Juliane

Die bleierne Zeit, feature film, drama, Germany, 1981

DIRECTED BY: Margarethe von Trotta

Marianne and Juliane

CAST:
Jutta Lape (Juliane),
Barbara Sukowa (Marianne),
Rüdiger Vogler (Wolfgang),
Doris Schade,
Lu Bondy (Werner)

SCRIPT:
Margarethe von Trotta

PHOTOGRAPHY:
Franz Rath

MUSIC:
Nicolas Economou

EDITING:
Dagmar Hirtz

Synopsis:

The story takes place in Germany in 1968 and the protagonists are two sisters, Marianne and Juliane. They both want, in their own ways, for the society to advance. With that goal in mind Juliane becomes an engaged journalist and Marianne joins a terrorist group. After Marianne is caught and put in solitary, Juliane is the only person permitted to visit her. After Marianne’s alleged suicide, Juliane starts an investigation and at the same time has to take care of her nephew.

color, digital, 106 min

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