The Maids
One of the most fascinating films in the entire AFT Collection, "The Maids" is a controversial work by notorious light-fingered novelist/poet/thief Jean Genet ("Querelle"). In "The Maids", Genet creates a surreal and illusory world, dealing unsentimentally with society's outcasts. The plot is roughly based on the Papin sisters - real life murderous maids from the 1930's. Gelnda Jackson is at her sneering finest as Solange, and Susannah York as Claire, exudes dark sexuality and malevolence. Claire and Solange are the twisted sister maids of the title, working for Vivien Merchant's Madame in a chic Parisian townhouse. The maid's play-acting slowly reveals dark desires, skewed sexual and class politics and even worse, dementia and murderous intent. With fluid cinematography by the great Douglas Slocombe ("Julia", "Raiders of the Lost Ark"), "The Maids" is a dangerous and provocative look at the darker recesses of the human soul.
Year: 1974
Genre: Alice's Playhouse
Country: USA
Director: Christopher Miles
Starring: Glenda Jackson, Susannah York, Vivien Merchant
Duration: 90 Minutes
Rating: M - Adult themes.
6.6/10
Location in store: Alice's Playhouse
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