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- 2004
- Unrated
- Independent Artist
- 1 h 30 m
- 2004
- Unrated
- Independent Artist
- 1 h 30 m
Summary Maximilian Schell blends interviews with staged scenes in this examination of the life and relationships of his sister and confidant, Maria Schell.
Directed By: Maximilian Schell
Written By: Natalya Andreychenko, Gero von Boehm, Maximilian Schell
- 2004
- Unrated
- Independent Artist
- 1 h 30 m
- 2004
- Unrated
- Independent Artist
- 1 h 30 m
My Sister Maria
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Summary Maximilian Schell blends interviews with staged scenes in this examination of the life and relationships of his sister and confidant, Maria Schell.
Directed By: Maximilian Schell
Written By: Natalya Andreychenko, Gero von Boehm, Maximilian Schell
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 10 Critic Reviews
58
60% Positive
6 Reviews
6 Reviews
20% Mixed
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
20% Negative
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 10 Critic Reviews
58
60% Positive
6 Reviews
6 Reviews
20% Mixed
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
20% Negative
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
Brave, heartless, and exceedingly strange, a quasi-documentary in which the actor Maximilian Schell mercilessly violates the privacy of his older sister, Maria.
A tender, achingly poignant portrait of the Austrian actress Maria Schell, My Sister Maria is a valentine from her younger brother Maximilian.
One worries from scene to scene about whether the movie is a work of experimental art or just another ruthless intrusion into the life of a dying and, to some degree, broken woman. I'm willing to bet that Maximilian fretted over this too, for the film is as tense and fractured, as alienating -- and, finally, touching -- a work as it undoubtedly ought to be.
Artful, especially in the ways it avoids sentimentality and employs vintage film clips of truly riveting performances...But Maximilian's narcissistic examination of his theatrical family -- can be boring, and his creative license with the truth is kind of troubling.
A heartfelt but eccentric, pseudo-documentary tribute to his sister Maria.
Intrusive, excessively brooding and narcissistic.
Deeply personal and deeply silly.
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Production Company
ARTE,
Bayerischer Rundfunk (BR),
Dschoint Ventschr Filmproduktion AG,
Epo-Film Produktionsgesellschaft,
MFG-Film,
Schweizer Fernsehen (SF),
Österreichischer Rundfunk (ORF)
Release Date Jun 11, 2004
Duration 1 h 30 m
Rating Unrated
Genres
Awards
Pula Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Chicago International Film Festival
• 1 Nomination
