France / Germany 1995
Language: German
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Crime
Director: Claude Chabrol
Cinematographer: Bernard Zitzermann
Script: Claude Chabrol, Caroline Eilacheff nach Ruth Rendel
Editor: Monique Fardoulis, Florence Poulin, Olivier Rossignol
Cast: Sandrine Bonnaire, Isabelle Huppert, Jacqueline Bisset
Producer: Marin Karmitz, Ira von Gienanth, Christoph Holch
Production Company: MK 2 Productions, Prokino Filmproduktion
Music: Matthieu Chabrol, Laurent Petitgrand, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Sound: Jean-Bernard Thomasson, Philippe Richard, Christian Fontaine
Distributor: Prokino/Deutsches Filminstitut
Lenght: 111 Min.
Format: 35mm
Color: Farbe
Age Limit: <

Picture by Deutsches Filminstitut Frankfurt. The reliable Sophie (Sandrine Bonnaire) is housemaid for the wealthy Lelievre family in a mansion in Brittany. One day, she gets to know the postal worker Jeanne (Isabelle Huppert) who can scarcely conceal her contempt for the bourgeoisie and is not very welcome in the Lelievre home. Her distrust of Sophie also increases. When finally a closely guarded secret comes to light, the situation escalates. A psychothriller about intrigues, lies and deceptions by the star director Claude Chabrol, who once again looks into the chasms behind the human facade. In Venice in 1995, the film was awarded the Actors Award for the two awesome main actors.