Marianne and Juliane
Die bleierne Zeit, feature film, drama, Germany, 1981
DIRECTED BY: Margarethe von Trotta
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