The Maids

1975

Drama / Romance

6
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 69% · 1 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 69% · 100 ratings
IMDb Rating 6.3/10 10 623 623

based on play or musical

Plot summary

A film version of Genet's play. Two maids, Solange and Claire, hate their employers and, while they are out, take turns at dressing up as Madame and insulting her.

Director

Christopher Miles Photo
Christopher Miles

Top cast

Glenda Jackson Photo
Glenda Jackson as Solange
Susannah York Photo
Susannah York as Claire
Vivien Merchant Photo
Vivien Merchant as Madame
Mark Burns Photo
Mark Burns as Monsieur
720p.BluRay 1080p.BluRay
864.05 MB
1280*720
English 2.0
NR
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23.976 fps
1 hr 34 min
Seeds 2
1.57 GB
1920*1080
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles us  
23.976 fps
1 hr 34 min
Seeds 1

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by connema

"The Maids" on television

Thank God for the Trio network who are showing the American Express film series every Saturday night. I remember seeing the movie in 1974 when it played only two nights at the Metro Theatre. It was through the AmEx and you purchased tickets via subscription. It was the only way we theater buffs could see some great plays on film."The Maid" was on Trio recently and I taped it for later viewing. After watching Glenda Jackson and Susannah York, one can see one of the great acting duos in the 20th Century. However I was mesmerized by the performance of Vivien Merchant as their employer. This was also a great piece of acting. I will keep this tape to watch over again.
Reviewed by mark.waltz 6 / 10

A classic on the stage, pales on film in spite of performances.

I would watch Glenda Jackson on the stage reading a finance report aloud while flipping pancakes, and having seen her live on Broadway in "King Lear", would cherish the opportunity to see her again. I've also seen an Off Broadway revival of this Genet play, while it is a very intense example of classic theater, is not one of my favorites. However, the movie, with Glenda Jackson and Susannah York as the maids making fun of their employers while mistress Vivien Merchant is out, is fascinating even though the mainly single setting (Merchant's bedroom) makes the film quite cumbersome at times.The very grand Merchant makes her entrance three quarters into the movie, her character not realizing how much Jackson and York hate her and would love to murder her. She's not a hateful woman, just a very vain and silly one, having been involved in affair because her husband has been arrested. Jackson and York take care of those imitating her with York in one of her dresses in the opening scenes, and for a little while, believing she's the employer. But soon, their playful antics take a very dark turn, and they begin to relate how they hate themselves and each other for being forced to be in servitude to someone so ridiculous. Jackson's booming voice is certainly more commanding than York's, but that makes York the more subtle of the two although I never can take my eyes off of Jackson. A worthwhile motion picture for American Film Theater to have done because otherwise, it may have never been filmed, but for many audiences even huge fans of Jackson's, it will be a chore to get through.
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