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More than seventy years on, the case of the Papin sisters, the servants who murdered and mutilated their mistress and her daughter in pre-World War II Le Mans, remains an enigma. Jean-Pierre Denis’s film is the definitive screen version: at once a stunning dramatization of the events leading up to the tragedy, and a compelling interrogation of the class issues that are believed to have contributed to the incident.
Original Release
11/22/2000
US Release
04/19/2002
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Sylvie Testud | Christine Papin / Christine |
| Julie-Marie Parmentier | Léa Papin / Léa |
| Isabelle Renauld | Clémence |
| Dominique Labourier | madame Lancelin / Madame Lincelan |
| Francois Levantal | Le Gazé |
| Tessa Szczeciniarz | Christine 11 ans |
| Charlotte Guille | Emilia 13 ans |
| Marie Donnio | Geneviève Lancelin / Geneviève |
| Camille Leproust | Léa 9 ans |
| Nadia Barentin | La mère supérieure |
Directors
Writers
Jean-Pierre Denis, Paulette Houdyer, Michèle Pétin
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Sylvie Testud | Christine Papin / Christine |
| Julie-Marie Parmentier | Léa Papin / Léa |
| Isabelle Renauld | Clémence |
| Dominique Labourier | madame Lancelin / Madame Lincelan |
| Francois Levantal | Le Gazé |
| Tessa Szczeciniarz | Christine 11 ans |
| Charlotte Guille | Emilia 13 ans |
| Marie Donnio | Geneviève Lancelin / Geneviève |
| Camille Leproust | Léa 9 ans |
| Nadia Barentin | La mère supérieure |
| Lily Boulogne | Alberta |
| Jean Terensier | L'oncle |
| Alain Rimoux | Le maire |
| Michael Abiteboul | Etienne |
| Brigitte Antonicelli | La surveillante |
| Didier Bardoux | Le rabatteur |
| Séverine Batier | Soeur Marguerite |
| Noëlle Cazenave | Hélène |
| Jean-Gabriel Nordmann | monsieur Lancelin / Monsieur Lincelan |
| Blanche Raynal | Madame 4 |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Michèle Pétin | Producer |
| Laurent Pétin | Producer |
