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Murderous Maids

    All titles (3)
    Feature Film | 1999-2000 | Drama | France

    Main data

    DirectorJean-Pierre Denis
    Written byJean-Pierre Denis, Paulette Houdyer (literary source)
    ProductionARP Sélection [fr]

    Brief synopsis

    “I was twenty when I was entrusted into my Aunt Isabelle’s care.
    I knew right away that it was no place for me. My father was never around. As for my mother, well, we were never close. I clung onto my sisters…” She’s called Christine Papin and is pivotal to what is known as the “Papin Case,” a story as notorious as it is enigmatic.
    One that inspired many writers, including Jean Genet, Jacques Lacan, Jean-Paul Sartre, Simone de Beauvoir and Paul Eluard. All were fascinated by this puzzling real-life story of the murder by two sisters, Léa and Christine, of their employer and her daughter in 1930s Le Mans.
    Murderous Maids looks at the bond that united the two sisters from early childhood, delving into how and why such a crime came about. An investigation into the crime. A study of limitless, exclusive and absolute love.

    Cast

    ActorRole nameVoice actor / SpeakerVoice actor
    Sylvie TestudChristine Papin [L]
    Julie-Marie ParmentierLéa Papin [L]
    Isabelle RenauldClémence [L]
    Dominique LabourierMme Lancelin [SR]
    François LevantalLe Gazé [SR]

    Crew

    ActivityNameComment
    Director of photographyJean-Marc Fabre
    Casting directorJeanne Biras
    Costume designer (creator)Sylvie de Segonzac
    DirectorJean-Pierre Denis
    EditorMarie-Hélène Dozo
    ProducerMichèle Halberstadt
    ProducerLaurent Pétin
    ProducerMichèle Pétin
    Production designerBernard Vezat
    Assistant production designerOlivier Meidinger
    von Bernard Vezat
    von Bernard Vezat
    ScreenwriterJean-Pierre Denis
    Literary sourcePaulette Houdyer
    'L'Affaire Papin'
    'L'Affaire Papin'
    Production sound mixerJean-Pierre Duret
    Sound re-recording mixerThomas Gauder

    Production companies

    CompanyComment
    ARP Sélection [fr]

    Cinema releases and premieres

    TypeCountryDateComment
    Theatre releaseFranceWednesday, 22/11/2000