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Original title: Die Schaukel

1983
2h 13m

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The life of three sisters in Munich before the First World War. Based on the book by Annette Kolb.The life of three sisters in Munich before the First World War. Based on the book by Annette Kolb.The life of three sisters in Munich before the First World War. Based on the book by Annette Kolb.

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6.2/10

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Awards
- 4 wins & 2 nominations total

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Trivia
Movie title credits state: "The Ups and Downs of a German-French Family in Munich 100 Years Ago: The Swing."

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Featured in Geliebte Ungeliebte (2008)

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9/10

One of the most under-rated films ever

The Swing (Die Schaukel) was advertised as a German Fanny and Alexander, but somehow never achieved the same fame. True, it is not a masterpiece in the same league as Fanny and Alexander, and Percy Adlon isn't Ingmar Bergman, but it is an excellent film nonetheless.

The Swng is the story of three sisters in a middle-class German family fallen on hard times, set just before the First World War. It tells of ordinary things - a love that comes to nothing, a girl who wants to be a writer, darning socks, and so on. There is nothing in the plot that gives a clue to the beauty of the film; you just have to watch it.