It isn’t entirely unheard of for siblings to find success separately in the spotlight; look at Warren Beatty and Shirley MacLaine, Jake and Maggie Gyllenhaal, or even Beyoncé and Solange Knowles. When it comes to talent making their way from overseas to find acclaim in the crowded U.S. film market, however, it’s a much smaller club.

So, when the Italian-born sisters Alba and Alice Rohrwacher are honored this month at Manhattan’s Museum of Modern Art with a dual retrospective called "The Wonders," celebrating their work in film, it’s worth taking notice.