在这部妹妹的幸福剧情片中,一个男人被夹在两个女人中间的故事。克里斯蒂安是个自由摄影师，她的女朋友阿里安在植物苗圃工作。但克里斯蒂安爱上了伊莎贝尔，阿里安的同父异母姐姐。一个朋友建议他掷硬币。阿里安不想失去基督教徒，不停地反对他分居的计划。伊莎贝尔想和克里斯蒂安住在一起，所以阿里安面对她。她不能也不愿放手，顽强地围困着这对新情人。伊莎贝尔采取了适当的措施……关键问题是“你高兴吗？“这是所有的主人公经常想知道的。这部电影避开了通常的三角恋叙事。相反，柏林学校的成员安吉拉·沙内列克（AngelaSchanelec）则以每天焦虑不安的形式描绘浪漫关系。这部电影还探索了城市环境，在交通和建筑工地的嘈杂声中，柏林街道上拍摄了一部重要的对话片。安吉拉·沙内列克在谈到这个选择时说：“对我来说，很明显我的电影语言是人工的和预先写好的，但另一方面，我不想操纵空间。”
The story of a man caught between two women. Christian is a freelance photographer, whose girlfriend Ariane works at a plant nursery. But Christian has fallen in love with Isabel, Ariane’s half-sister. A friend suggests that he toss a coin. Ariane doesn’t want to lose Christian and argues incessantly against his plans for a separation. Isabel wants to move in with Christian, so Ariane confronts her. Unable and unwilling to let go, she doggedly beleaguers the new lovers. Isabel takes appropriate measures … The crucial question “are you happy?” is something all the protagonists often wonder. The film eschews the drama of the usual love triangle narrative. Instead, Angela Schanelec, a member of the Berlin School, depicts romantic relationships in all their anxiety-ridden everyday form. The film also explores the urban environment, with a significant portion of the dialogue-heavy film shot on Berlin’s streets, amid the noise of traffic and construction sites. Angela Schanelec said of that choice that “for me, it was clear that the language of my film was artificial and pre-written, but on the other hand, I did not want to manipulate the space”.
A young photographer has fallen in love with his girlfriend's sister. Nobody knows quite what to do. A stylish variation on the problems of triolism made with striking stability of style and a great feeling for mise-en-scène. The film provides an impressive mixture of stylised camera angles and realism, by filming taut and geometrically in simple interiors and existing locations. Her self-confidently designed, naturally acted everyday drama made German critics compare it with the greats from film history.
