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Murderous Maids

2000 · 94 min

A slow, suffocating plunge into repressed rage and isolation, building to a shocking act of violence that lingers uncomfortably.

Tagline: It wasn't just a crime. It was a crime of passion.
Overview: Based on the true story of two chambermaids of 1930s France who murdered their employer and her daughter.
How it feels: Dark, bleak, tense and melancholic. Slow-burning and demanding.
About: Class, isolation, family, violence
Content: Strong violence and gore. Mild sexual content and language.
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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
bleakstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: class
isolation
family
violence
madness
Places: small town
home
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: true story
Content intensity: Gore strong
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild