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Twin Sisters (2002)

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Reviews Counted:12

Fresh:9

Rotten:3

Average Rating:6.9/10

Rated: R

Runtime: 2 hrs 15 mins

Genre: Dramas

Theatrical Release:2005-Spring

Synopsis: Nominated for the 2004 Best Foreign Film Oscar, the Dutch film TWIN SISTERS (DE TWEELING) is based on a European bestseller by Tessa de Loo. The two sisters of the title, Anna and Lotte, are... Nominated for the 2004 Best Foreign Film Oscar, the Dutch film TWIN SISTERS (DE TWEELING) is based on a European bestseller by Tessa de Loo. The two sisters of the title, Anna and Lotte, are separated during their youth after the death of their parents in the 1920s. Sickly Lotte is taken by her wealthy relatives in Holland, while Anna is whisked away to the rural German farm of her uncle. They briefly reunite during the late 1930s, but the Second World War rips them apart once more, causing the destruction of almost everything either one cared for. After being stuck on opposite sides of the conflict and losing nearly everything, is reconciliation even a possibility for the pair, despite the intimacy of their birth? TWIN SISTERS combines the sweeping historical epic with an examination of daily lives in the period leading up to, and during, World War II. [More]

Starring: Thekla Reuten, Nadja Uhl, Ellen Vogel, Gudrun Okras

Starring: Thekla Reuten, Nadja Uhl, Ellen Vogel, Gudrun Okras, Jeroen Spitzenberger


Studio: Miramax Films

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It all feels a little too much saccharine and contrivance,

Full Review Source: Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC) | comment Comment
02/28/07
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02/09/06
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Sweeping, stately and accomplished.

Full Review Source: BBC | comment Comment
05/10/05
Jonathan Trout
Jonathan Trout
BBC

Go Dutch for this one.

Full Review Source: E! Online | comment Comment
05/06/05
E! Online

We have to settle for good intentions and bad writing.

Full Review Source: Seattle Times | comment Comment
05/06/05
Jeff Shannon
Jeff Shannon
Seattle Times

Its production values are rich, [and] the performances of its three sets of actresses are strong.

Full Review Source: Seattle Post-Intelligencer | comment Comment
05/05/05
William Arnold
William Arnold
Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Twin Sisters has the engrossing quality of a big historical novel and about the same level of sentimental artistry.

Full Review Source: Variety | comment Comment
02/17/05
Deborah Young
Deborah Young
Variety
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Twin Sisters has the what-will- happen-next energy of a page-turner.

Full Review Source: Miami Herald | comment Comment
02/11/05
Rene Rodriguez
Rene Rodriguez
Miami Herald

War in Twin Sisters doesn’t illuminate people’s lives—it exists to prolong a weepy epic-length separation drama for the satisfaction of the Danielle Steele crowd.

Full Review Source: Slant Magazine | comment Comment
09/05/04
Ed Gonzalez
Ed Gonzalez
Slant Magazine

This war film without a single explosion is about what war does to people's thinking and reasoning and how it leads to prejudice that can even break the bonds of sisterhood.

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07/29/04
Boyd van Hoeij
Boyd van Hoeij
european-films.net

The good that comes from the deprivation of answers-on-demand is it allows a much stronger wallop once full disclosure has been made ...

Full Review Source: eFilmCritic.com | comment Comment
02/19/04
Greg Muskewitz
Greg Muskewitz
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A handsomely appointed, solidly acted feature.

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02/12/04
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