The maids
(DVD)
Published
New York : Kino on Video : Kino International Corp., c2003.
Edition
Widescreen version.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (94 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Status
Arroyo Grande Library - Adult DVD - Adult Audiovisual
Fiction
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Published
New York : Kino on Video : Kino International Corp., c2003.
Format
DVD
Edition
Widescreen version.
Language
English
UPC
738329028022
Notes
General Note
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1974.
General Note
Based on the play: Bonnes / by Jean Genet. English translation by Minos Volanakis.
General Note
Special features: theatrical trailer; "Jean Genet and The maids" an essay by Michael Feingold; AFT cinebill for The maids; stills gallery; an interview with Edie Landau; "Ely Landau: in front of the camera" AFT promotional reel, 1974; American Film Theatre trailer gallery; American Film Theatre scrapbook.
Creation/Production Credits
Director, Christopher Miles ; producer, Robert Enders ; screenplay, Robert Enders, Christopher Miles ; editor, Peter Tanner ; music, Laurie Johnson ; photography, Douglas Slocombe.
Participants/Performers
Glenda Jackson, Susannah York, Vivien Merchant, Mark Burns.
Description
Two sisters, Solange and Claire, serve as maids to a despised mistress. Whenever the mistress leaves, the sisters act out an increasingly bizarre psychodrama of domination and control that feeds their lust for revenge.
System Details
DVD format; letterboxed (1.85:1), enhanced for 16x9 televisions.
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