Murderous Maids (Les Blessures assassines) 23 years old
It wasn't just a crime. It was a crime of passion.
Based on the true story of two chambermaids (the Papin sisters) of 1930s France who murdered their employer and her daughter. Christine Papin (Sylvie Testud), and Léa Papin (Julie-Marie Parmentier) are sisters with an already troubled past. Madame Lancelin takes them into her home and employs the girls as maids. Christine sees in Madame Lancelin an ideal mother figure — in spite of her severity. But their wretched background — an indifferent mother and drunken abusive father — casts a shadow over the girls and over time their ill-fated situation darkens. The sisters withdraw into themselves and finish by committing the worst — killing Madame Lancelin and her daughter after six years of service, on the 2 February 1933 in Le Mans.
Credits
Murderous Maids Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Jean-Gabriel Nordmann | as monsieur Lancelin |
| Isabelle Renauld She was 36, now 58 years old | as Clémence |
| Sylvie Testud She was 31, now 53 years old | as Christine Papin |
| Julie-Marie Parmentier She was 20, now 42 years old | as Léa Papin |
| François Levantal He was 41, now 63 years old | as le Gazé |
| Dominique Labourier She was 58, now 81 years old | as madame Lancelin |
Murderous Maids Crew
| Name | Department |
|---|---|
| Jean-Pierre Denis as Director. He was 54 (now 78) years old | Directing |
Murderous Maids (23 years)
It wasn't just a crime. It was a crime of passion.
- Release day: Wednesday, November 22, 2000
- Runtime: 94 minutes