The Maids (1975)
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 95 mins
Theatrical Release Information:
The Maids
Directed by Christopher Miles, The Maids is a 1974 film version of the play by French absurdist writer Jean Genet. Solange (Glenda Jackson) and Claire (Susannah York) are two sisters who work as servants for a strict Madame (Vivian Merchant). When Madame and Monsieur (Mark Burns) leave the house, the two women enact dramatic role playing games. To get out their sexual frustrations against their boss and each other, they alternate the parts of master and servant. They both love and hate the Madame passionately enough to plot her murder. During a particularly intense game of play, Claire accidentally drinks the poison that was meant for the Madame. The Maids is part of producer Ely Landau's American Film Theatre Series, which ran in select theaters from 1973-1975. In 2003, all 14 films in the series were given a wide release on home video from Kino International. ~ Andrea LeVasseur, All Movie Guide
Complete Cast of The Maids:
Glenda Jackson also in Elizabeth R , Sunday Bloody Sunday , A Touch of Class , House Calls , Hopscotch
Susannah York also in After the War , Images , Visitors , Melancholia , Jane Eyre
Vivien Merchant also in Under Milk Wood , Accident , Frenzy , Alfie , The Homecoming
Mark Burns also in A Day at the Beach , The Virgin and the Gypsy , Death in Venice , The Stud , The Bitch
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