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Marianne & Juliane

Original title: Die bleierne Zeit
  • 19811981
  • 1h 46m
IMDb RATING
7.4/10
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Jutta Lampe, Barbara Sukowa, and Rüdiger Vogler in Die bleierne Zeit (1981)
  • Drama
Two sisters both fight for women's rights. Juliane is a journalist and Marianne a terrorist. When Marianne is jailed, Juliane feels obligated to help her despite their differing views on how... Read allTwo sisters both fight for women's rights. Juliane is a journalist and Marianne a terrorist. When Marianne is jailed, Juliane feels obligated to help her despite their differing views on how to live.Two sisters both fight for women's rights. Juliane is a journalist and Marianne a terrorist. When Marianne is jailed, Juliane feels obligated to help her despite their differing views on how to live.
IMDb RATING
7.4/10
2.3K
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  • Director
    • Margarethe von Trotta
  • Writer
    • Margarethe von Trotta
  • Stars
    • Jutta Lampe
    • Barbara Sukowa
    • Rüdiger Vogler
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  • Director
    • Margarethe von Trotta
  • Writer
    • Margarethe von Trotta
  • Stars
    • Jutta Lampe
    • Barbara Sukowa
    • Rüdiger Vogler
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    • 7User reviews
    • 19Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 13 wins & 5 nominations

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    Jutta Lampe and Barbara Sukowa in Die bleierne Zeit (1981)
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    Jutta Lampe
    • Julianeas Juliane
    Barbara Sukowa
    Barbara Sukowa
    • Marianneas Marianne
    Rüdiger Vogler
    Rüdiger Vogler
    • Wolfgangas Wolfgang
    Doris Schade
    • The motheras The mother
    Vérénice Rudolph
    • Sabineas Sabine
    Luc Bondy
    Luc Bondy
    • Werneras Werner
    Franz Rudnick
    • The fatheras The father
    Julia Biedermann
    Julia Biedermann
    • Marianne at 16as Marianne at 16
    Ina Robinski
    • Juliane at 17as Juliane at 17
    Patrick Estrada-Pox
    • Jan at 10as Jan at 10
    Samir Jawad
    • Jan at 4as Jan at 4
    Barbara Paepcke
    • Juliane at 6as Juliane at 6
    Rebecca Paepcke
    • Marianne at 5as Marianne at 5
    Margit Czenki
    Carola Hembus
    Anna Steinmann
    Wulfhild Sydow
    Ingeborg Weber
    • Director
      • Margarethe von Trotta
    • Writer
      • Margarethe von Trotta
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    Germany, 1968: The priest's daughters Marianne and Juliane both fight for changes in society, like making abortion legal, but their means are totally different: while Juliane's committed as a reporter, her sister joins a terroristic organization. After she's caught by the police and put into isolation jail, Juliane remains as her last connection to the rest of the world. Although she doesn't accept her sister's arguments and her boyfriend Wolfgang doesn't want her to, Juliane keeps on helping her sister. She begins to question the way her sister is treated. —Tom Zoerner <Tom.Zoerner@informatik.uni-erlangen.de>
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      • Drama
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    • Trivia
      Ingmar Bergman has listed Die bleierne Zeit (1981) as one of 11 of his favorite films of all time.
    • Connections
      Featured in Century of Cinema: Die Nacht der Regisseure (1995)
    • Soundtracks
      Saran vint'anni nianca
      Written and performed by Ivan Della Mea

    User reviews7

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    Top review
    10/10
    Cannot find better drama intertwined with the political as fine as this!
    Politics at the core of this intense and emotional depiction of fraternal love, support and the search for 'the' truth...

    And sometimes dismantling the intricate apparatus of power is of not use, perhaps a depressing view but an accurate one, as Marianne's dubious dead hints.

    Apart from the dark glimpse on systems of power in modern society that the film shows, it was such a delight to enjoy the astonishing performances of these two women, the casting of their younger selves (as teenagers and little girls) was spot on. I could relate better with Juliane's approach to women's right conviction, but something tells me that perhaps to achieve greater advances Marianne's fire for the cause is what is needed at times. For me, Marianne's conviction as an adult, and cheeky behavior as a young woman was enticing and contagious, but Juliane's gentle soul was lovely and engaging, the cause for her is built from woman to woman, with sorority at the center, supporting each other, establishing strong bonds, and for that same reason I think her role is even a little more hopeful.
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • November 1981 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • West Germany
    • Languages
      • German
      • Italian
    • Also known as
      • Marianne and Juliane
    • Filming locations
      • Beirut, Lebanon
    • Production companies
      • Bioskop Film
      • Sender Freies Berlin (SFB)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 46 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.66 : 1

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