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Sister My Sister
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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Binding: DVD
DVD Layers: 1
DVD Sides: 1
EAN: 0014381576924
Format: Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
Label: Image Entertainment
Languages: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
Manufacturer: Image Entertainment
Number Of Items: 1
Picture Format: Academy Ratio
Publisher: Image Entertainment
Release Date: September 14, 1999
Running Time: 86 minutes
Studio: Image Entertainment
Theatrical Release Date: July 14, 1995
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Editorial Review:
Christine (Joely Richardson) and Lea (Jodhi May) are sisters who were separated at a young age. Through Christine's clever machinations, they have been reunited by working as maids for a very proper lady and her bored and restless daughter. When the already passionate bond between the sisters becomes sexual, it sets up a series of events that lead to tragedy. Set in 1932 France, this film is supposedly based on a true story. Viewers looking for a sort of Playboy meets Merchant-Ivory romp will have to look elsewhere--the sex here is very discreet. Instead what we get is a nifty little piece of suspense and psychological horror that features taut direction, a smart script, spotless production values, and a topnotch cast. Julie Walters is marvelously funny--and scary--as the lady of the house who "sees everything" (but actually can't see beyond the tip of her nose), and Joely Richardson is heartbreaking as a seemingly self-reliant woman who is terrified of having her sister taken away again. --Geof Miller
A true story of shocking violence catapults a picturesque little town into history. Julie Walters stars as the head of a perfectly respectable household that is not what it seems. The close sibling relationship between the two maids takes on a new dimension as Walters discovers a sexual fever between the two sisters. The tensions reach the breaking point in a film you'll find both beautiful and horrifying.
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating: - Well acted, quiet, in depth character study of
how upper middle class that can afford servants, treated those servants. Yes, its only one household, but I can't imagine any of the masters being "kind" to lower end maids. Especially, this woman, who watched every move they made, even though she was paying them a pitance, she was lucky to get 2 for the price of 1, but she kept nit picking, and brow beating them anyway. Granted, these maids were not mentally stable, but who would be after years of abandonment, abuse, and lack of any affection. ... Read More
Rating:  - Not satisfied
I'm sorry to put this review up, but my DVD was contain a documentary or some sort, so, I was wondering, it is normal or I'm being unlucky and got the one that is being mixed up
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Rating: - Finally...A Vehicle That Makes Housework Look Interesting
This is the film that served as my belated introduction to France's Papin Sisters, Lea and Christine. When in their twenties, they viciously murdered their employer and her unfortunate daughter, while monsieur was away. "Sister My Sister", written by one Wendy Kesselman, leaves monsieur out, replaces the relatively unattractive Papins with two photogenic British actresses, and proceeds to be both ominously claustrophobic and extremely erotic--all despite, alas, both girls remaining clothed. ... Read More
Rating:  - Cheap-Looking, Some Creepy Moments but Very Disappointing
I wanted to like this movie. Originally, I looked at it like this. The premise sounded kind of creepy, so I'd probably like it for the plot...If not, I could always fall back on the lesbian scenes. After all, the cover of the film itself suggests that it contains that kind of content in abundance. I was wrong on both counts. The movie is only 85 minutes long, but it seems drawn out.
The plot is based on a true story and is about a maid named Christine (Joely Richardson), who brings her sister ... Read More
Rating:  - Great Movie! All Wymn Cast
Not only is this movie great because of the excellent acting and convincing roles that the two lovely actresses take hold of. but, it is also great that this film was a cast of all wymn. also i have been following jodhi may's acting career for some time now. She is a outstanding actress and has great brillance (double wammy). I'm not going to talk to much about the story line. However, i will say that it's basically about two sisters living under the thumb of an noisey and wicked wymn that refused to ... Read More
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