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Director:
Jean-Pierre Denis
Writers:
Jean-Pierre Denis (writer)
Paulette Houdyer (novel)
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Release Date:
22 November 2000 (France) more
Genre:
Biography | Crime | Drama more
Plot:
Based on the true story of two chambermaids (the Papin sisters) of 1930s France who murdered their employer and her daughter. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
4 wins & 3 nominations more
User Comments:
Heavy-Handed French melodrama more (12 total)

Cast

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Sylvie Testud ... Christine Papin

Julie-Marie Parmentier ... Léa Papin
Isabelle Renauld ... Clémence
Dominique Labourier ... Mme Lancelin
François Levantal ... Le Gazé
Jean-Gabriel Nordmann ... Mr. Lancelin
Tessa Szczeciniarz ... Christine Papin (11 ans)
Charlotte Guille ... Emilia Papin (13 ans)
Marie Donnio ... Geneviève Lancelin
Camille Leproust ... Léa Papin (9 ans)
Nadia Barentin ... La mère supérieure
Lily Boulogne ... Alberta
Jean Terensier ... L'oncle
Alain Rimoux ... Le maire
Michaël Abiteboul ... Etienne
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Murderous Maids (International: English title) (USA)
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Runtime:
94 min
Country:
France
Language:
French
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital
Certification:
Singapore:(Banned) | Argentina:16 | France:-12 | Switzerland:16 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:16 (canton of Vaud)
Filming Locations:
Le Mans, Sarthe, France
Company:
ARP Sélection more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Visa d'exploitation en France # 96540. more
Quotes:
Lea: If we were rich...
Christine: What would change? Rich ladies have everything but I've seen them weeping in secret.
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Movie Connections:
Version of Die Zofen (2008) (TV) more

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2 out of 8 people found the following comment useful.
Heavy-Handed French melodrama, 1 July 2002
Author: Biff from Philadelphia, PA

Sorry, but historical accuracy, t & a and good sub-titles aren't enough. As a true-crime fan, I was intregued by this film's attempt to re-construct the lives of these two women as a way of trying to understand their crimes, but the heavy-handedness of the director combined with the sweaty, gross-out sexuality between the two sisters kind of spoiled it for me (There's a sex-scene combining incest, hairy armpits and crepes that I found utterly appalling). The "bad" characters were too overly bad, the "crazy" ones were overly crazy; by presenting this polarized view of life, the director robbed the film of exactly the ambiguity that made these crimes so shocking and difficult to understand. I do, however, give high marks to the scenes of the crimes themselves--which were effectivly shocking--and to the character of the maid's mother who was a multi-dimensional, interesting and surprising character.

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