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This adaptation of Jean Genet's THE MAIDS was part of the American Film Theatre series. The film stars Glenda Jackson and Susannah York as two sisters named Solange and Claire who work as maids for their strict Madame. However, when Madame leaves the house, the two sisters dress up as their masters and take turns humiliating .. Read more

Starring	Glenda Jackson, Susannah York, Vivien Merchant
Director	Christopher Miles
Genres	Drama

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- An appallingly castrated version of Genet's closeted, claustrophobic play about SM fantasies. Besides some silly... read more on Time Out
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  What's it all about? The product of a fevered imagination explains Susannah York in the dvd extras. It was watchable because the performances were so good ... read more »
  
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  This adaptation of Jean Genet's THE MAIDS was part of the American Film Theatre series. The film stars Glenda Jackson and Susannah York as two sisters named Solange and Claire who work as maids for their strict Madame. However, when Madame leaves the house, the two sisters dress up as their masters ...