Drei Schwestern (1966)

• 91%
• 1966
• Drame
• Ulrich Matschoss
• Elisabeth Müller
• Cordula Trantow

Olga, Macha et Irina Prozoroff lead lonely and purposeless lives following the death of their father who has commanded the local army post. Olga attempts to find satisfaction dans l'enseignement en but secretly longs for a home and family. Masha, unhappy with her marriage to a garçon timide schoolmaster, si hopelessly in love with you colonel. Irina works in the local telegraph office but longs for gaiety. Their sense of futilité is increased by their brother's marriage to Natasha, a coarse peasant girl. She gradually encroaches on the family home until even the private refuge of the sisters is destroyed. They dream of starting a new life in Moscow but are saddled with the practicalities of their quiet existence. Despite their past failures, they resolve to seek some purpose and hope when the army post is withdrawn from the town.