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The Sisters is a american film of genre Drama directed by Arthur Allan Seidelman released in USA on 23 april 2005 with Maria Bello
The Sisters (2005)
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Add to a movie listThe Sisters is a 2005 film starring Maria Bello, Mary Stuart Masterson, and Erika Christensen as the title characters; it also stars Alessandro Nivola, Rip Torn, Eric McCormack, Steven Culp, Tony Goldwyn and Chris O'Donnell. The film was written by Richard Alfieri (based on his own play) and directed by Arthur Allan Seidelman.
The Sisters is inspired by Anton Chekhov's play Three Sisters . It tells the story of three sisters and a brother, their family dysfunctions, and the siblings dealing with their ups and downs after the death of their father.
Actors
Maria Bello
(Marcia Prior Glass)
Mary Stuart Masterson
(Olga Prior)
Erika Christensen
(Irene Prior)
Rip Torn
(Dr. Chebrin)
Elizabeth Banks
(Nancy Pecket)
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