Die geliebten Schwestern
Beloved Sisters
The summer of 1788 in Rudolstadt. Rebellious poet Friedrich Schiller and two penniless sisters, members of the Thuringian aristocracy, experience an unforgettable period together which will eventually bind them forever. Unhappily married Caroline von Beulwitz and her shy sister Charlotte von Lengefeld take seriously their oath to share everything – even the author of "The Robbers". Charlotte marries Schiller so they may pursue their ménage à trios under the guise of convention. Caroline, whose novel Schiller publishes anonymously, leaves her husband. The fragile equilibrium of their love triangle becomes unhinged when she falls pregnant. But Schiller is determined to fight for both sisters.
In his first feature-length drama in eight years, Dominik Graf does not focus on Schiller the wild and brilliant celebrity dramatist, but instead examines the eternal question: is it possible to live out an unconventional form of love? The cultural hub that was Weimar, the development of letterpress printing and the French revolution all provide the backdrop for this passionate love story. A film which uses luminous, fluid cinematography, stays close to its characters and is modern in terms of thought, action and emotion.
Source: 64. Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin (Catalogue)
Credits
Director
Screenplay
Director of photography
Editing
Cast
- Caroline von Beulwitz
- Friedrich Schiller
- Charlotte von Lengefeld
- Louise von Lengefeld
- Wilhelm von Wolzogen
- Charlotte von Stein
- Charlotte von Kalb
- Friedrich von Beulwitz
- Knebel
- Fürst von Schwarzburg
Production company
Producer
Alle Credits
Director
Assistant director
Script supervisor
Screenplay
Script editor
Director of photography
Assistant camera
2nd Camera unit
Steadycam operator
Still photography
Lighting design
Key grip
Production design
Art director
Set design
Property master
Stand-by props
Construction manager
Make-up artist
Costume design
Editing
Assistant editor
Sound design
Sound assistant
Stunt co-ordinator
Casting
Cast
- Caroline von Beulwitz
- Friedrich Schiller
- Charlotte von Lengefeld
- Louise von Lengefeld
- Wilhelm von Wolzogen
- Charlotte von Stein
- Charlotte von Kalb
- Friedrich von Beulwitz
- Knebel
- Fürst von Schwarzburg
- Christian Gottfried Körner
- Schwenke
- Johann Friedrich Cotta
- Kutscher Weimar
- Dienstmädchen Stein
- Henry Heron
- Diener Hans
- Mutter Schiller
Production company
in co-production with
in association with
Producer
Line producer
Location manager
Production coordinator
Original distributor
Shoot
- 23.08.2012 - 07.11.2012: Weimar, Altenburg, Rudolstadt, Coswig, Havixbeck, Tirol
FSK-Prüfung (DE): 05.03.2014, 142285 a/K, ab 6 Jahre /feiertagsfrei
Kinostart (DE): 31.07.2014
Titles
- Originaltitel (DE) Die geliebten Schwestern
Versions
Original
FSK-Prüfung (DE): 05.03.2014, 142285 a/K, ab 6 Jahre /feiertagsfrei
Kinostart (DE): 31.07.2014
Langfassung
FSK-Prüfung (DE): 04.12.2013, 142285, ab 6 Jahre/feiertagsfrei
Uraufführung (DE): 08.02.2014, Berlin, IFF - Wettbewerb
Awards
- Lola, Bestes Maskenbild
- Lola, Bestes Kostümbild
- Preis der deutschen Filmkritik, Beste Musik
- Preis der deutschen Filmkritik, Bester Schnitt
- Prädikat: besonders wertvoll
- Beste Kamera