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Overview

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Director:
Brian De Palma
Writers:
Brian De Palma (screenplay)
Brian De Palma (story)
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Release Date:
27 March 1973 (USA) more
Tagline:
What the Devil hath joined together let no man cut asunder. more
Plot:
Sibling rivalry begins when orphan twins, raised by nuns, are finally separated after years of togetherness. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
1 nomination more
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(4 articles)
The Emmy Award Winner's List!
 (From The Insider. 21 September 2008, 8:42 PM, PDT)

Attention Chicago- Douglas Buck Appearance And Screenings Of Family Portraits And Sisters
 (From Twitch. 4 September 2008, 11:24 AM, PDT)

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A Good Horror film more

Cast

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Margot Kidder ... Danielle Breton / Dominique Blanchion
Jennifer Salt ... Grace Collier
Charles Durning ... Joseph Larch

William Finley ... Emil Breton (as Bill Finley)
Lisle Wilson ... Phillip Woode
Barnard Hughes ... Arthur McLennen
Mary Davenport ... Mrs. Collier
Dolph Sweet ... Detective Kelly
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Blood Sisters (UK)
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Runtime:
93 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English | French
Color:
Black and White (flashback sequence) | Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
UK:15 (DVD rating) | UK:18 (re-rating) (1986) | Ireland:18 | Iceland:16 | West Germany:18 | Portugal:M/16 | Argentina:16 (re-rating) | Argentina:X (original rating) | Singapore:NC-16 | Australia:M | Finland:K-18 | France:-16 | Norway:18 | Sweden:15 | USA:R | UK:X (original rating) (cut)

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Trivia:
The film was shot in eight weeks following a month of rehearsals. more
Goofs:
Crew or equipment visible: After Grace leaves her mother and gets into the phone booth to call a newspaper office, a cameraman and a moving camera are reflected in the shiny part of the phone, and the glass door of the booth. more
Quotes:
Crazy Woman: Did you know that the germs can come through the wires? I never call and I *never* answer. It's a good way to get sick. Very, very sick... That's how I got so sick! SOMEONE CALLED ME ON THE TELEPHONE! more
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Referenced in "Saturday Night Live: Cameron Diaz/Green Day (#30.16)" (2005) more

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9 out of 11 people found the following comment useful:-
A Good Horror film, 13 June 2005
8/10
Author: tonymurphylee from USA

The first time I viewed it was in 2003, on cable television. Considering that it was a Brian DePalma film, I was expecting something interesting and suspenseful. I really enjoyed his films BLOW-OUT(1981), and THE UNTOUCHABLES(1987). Here were two films where he demonstrated his effective use of creating suspense that was more integral to the plot. After recently re-watching his 1973 shocker, SISTERS, my opinion of him has been unchanged.

Sure, maybe there are things about it, such as visuals and styles,that are extremely similar to Hitchcock, but I thought that this movie was completely original story wise. The opening sequence is very cleverly played out so that you don't quite know what you're going to watch and by the end you are surprised by the direction it takes. The story involves a woman who says that her identical twin sister lives with her and is apparently crazy.

This may ring a bell with Hitchcock fans as sounding a little too familiar and indeed it does as there are very similar events that somewhat mirror scenes from his films. Before long, an innocent man is murdered and we are immediately introduced to a woman reporter who believes that there is something amiss. Afterward, the movie gets very creative with some of the strangest characters. The film also ends with a weird twist that seems to have some sci-fi overtones to it.

Despite being a little twisted and confusing toward the end, the film is very well made and effectively scary. I wouldn't recommend the film to people who don't really like thinking during movies as this film has an ending that leaves a confusing plothole behind. It is the kind of plot hole that was left in too obviously to be done on accident. But I guess that's part of the charm of DePalma. All of his films offer something similar in the suspense element, but different in every other way.

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