Murderous Maids

2000. France. Directed by Jean-Pierre Denis. Screenplay by Denis, Michële Halberstadt, based on the book by Paulette Houdyer. With Sylvie Testud, Julie-Marie Parmentier. The real-life murders committed by the Papin sisters in 1933 are the source material for this complex and disturbing portrayal of escalating insanity and violence. This is Rialto's only first-run film; it is not a reissue In French; English subtitles. 94 min.