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      Murderous Maids

      Released Apr 19, 2002 1h 32m Drama List
      91% Tomatometer 53 Reviews 70% Audience Score 500+ Ratings Two sisters (Sylvie Testud, Julie-Marie Parmentier) with no apparent motive kill their employer and her daughter in 1933 France. Read More Read Less
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      A historical account that is equally disturbing and engrossing, with a powerful performance by Sylvie Testud.

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      Peter Rainer New York Magazine/Vulture Sylvie Testud gives such a ferociously controlled performance that the messy murder seems like a necessary release. Jun 17, 2013 Full Review Fred Camper Chicago Reader Unfortunately Denis' detached and indifferent camera never gets inside the story, its characters, or its milieu. Jun 17, 2013 Full Review Keith Phipps AV Club The film studies a world of deeply entrenched class divisions and sexual taboos, and then, with a scream in the night, draws the study to a close, leaving its meaning, like that of the case that inspired it, open to interpretation. Jun 17, 2013 Full Review Film4 Staff Film4 Constructing this story with sensitive slowness, Denis keeps the sensational aspects surrounding these incestuous lesbian sisters in check, letting a fantastic performance from Testud carry the movie. Jun 17, 2013 Full Review Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews The acting is convincingly macabre, with Sylvie Testud giving an absolutely superb delirious performance. Rated: B Oct 29, 2008 Full Review Jake Euker F5 (Wichita, KS) Rated: 3/5 Jul 2, 2004 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Audience Member Jean-Pierre Denis ne fait que compléter des oeuvres comme celle de Jean Genet, et il peut en être fier, puisque l'interprétation dans ce film des soeurs Papin est probablement un, sinon le, plus grand duo d'interprétation qu'il m'ait été donné de voir. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/26/23 Full Review Audience Member Man atsibodo buti XXI a. piliete su supratimu, kuris logiskai pagimdo pateisinima visokioms lezbietems bei gejams. Pirma karta ziurint filma man buvo slyksti antipatija veikejoms. Vietomis jauciau besiverzianti pykti ir neapykanta sesems, kurios yra taipogi ir meiluzes. Ir man visiskai nesvarbu, jog kazkas nutiko baisaus vaikysteje ir visiskai nereiksmingas faktas, kad gyvenimas ir siaip ne rozem klotas. Aciu Dievui pasibaige sitas dvokiantis iskrypimu filmas. Kodel, as tokia sokiruota, negaliu pasakyti, nes ne tokiu grazumu esam visi dar mate, bet cia buvo paskutinis lasas. Preciziskai isdirbta filma su puikiom aktorem sugadino ideja. O beje, tai dar ne viskas. Tai yra TIKRA istorija. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/15/23 Full Review Audience Member Baseado em fatos reais. Luta de classes, incesto e homicídio fazem parte do crime mais horrível na França do século 20. O filme conta a história das irmãs Christine e Léa Papin, duas empregadas domésticas que na cidade francesa de Le Mans, em Fevereiro de 1933, praticaram o brutal assassínio da Madame Lancelin e da sua filha Geneviève. Obrigadas a trabalhar desde muito novas, Christine e Léa são contratadas como empregadas domésticas por algumas famílias, até chegarem na Lancelin, onde são bem tratadas. As moças dividem um quarto no sótão e a relação entre a mais velha, a dominadora Christine, e a sua irmã, muito mais nova e menos esperta, Léa, transforma-se num envolvimento com uma forte componente sexual. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/19/23 Full Review Audience Member See also, Sister My Site for an even better dramatization. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/16/23 Full Review Audience Member mas del crimen de las papin, (TESTUD grande!) Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/16/23 Full Review Audience Member Je dois dire que j'ai été un peu déçue. Bien filmé et bien joué [j'ADORE Sylvie Testud..] mais ce film s'avérera complètement incompréhensible pour qui ne connait pas l'affaire Papin de prime à bord, et le scénario est tellement décousu que mê^me^ceux au courant ont du mal à suivre [comme moi]. On met l'emphase sur des détails et le meurtre en lui-même et le rocès sont réduits aux 10 dernières minutes du film, alors que c'est la que se trouve le noeud de l'affaire. Moi, j'aurais commencé par le crime, suivi de ce qui s'est passé avant... on a l'impression qu'il manque l'essentiel et qu'on y a mis du remlissage à la place. Espérons que le livre dont ce film est tiré est mieux. [En passant, c'est un fait réel arrivé en 1933 pour ceux qui ne le savaient pas. Wiki est plus explicite sur ce meurtre que ce film!] :/ ... Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/01/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Synopsis Two sisters (Sylvie Testud, Julie-Marie Parmentier) with no apparent motive kill their employer and her daughter in 1933 France.
      Director
      Jean-Pierre Denis
      Screenwriter
      Jean-Pierre Denis, Paulette Houdyer, Michèle Pétin
      Genre
      Drama
      Original Language
      French (Canada)
      Release Date (Theaters)
      Apr 19, 2002, Original
      Runtime
      1h 32m
      Sound Mix
      Dolby SR, Dolby Digital, Dolby A, Dolby Stereo
      Aspect Ratio
      Scope (2.35:1)