1995

1h 51m

7.3(365 votes)

Drama

Thriller

Overview

Sophie, a quiet and shy maid working for an upper-class French family, finds a friend in the energetic and uncompromising postmaster Jeanne, who encourages her to stand up against her bourgeois employers.

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27 members

Acting

Isabelle Huppert

Jeanne

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Sandrine Bonnaire

Sophie Bonhomme

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Jean-Pierre Cassel

Georges Lelièvre

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Jacqueline Bisset

Catherine Lelièvre

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Virginie Ledoyen

Melinda

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Valentin Merlet

Gilles

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Julien Rochefort

Jeremie

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Dominique Frot

Madame Lantier

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Jean-François Perrier

Priest

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Ludovic Brillant

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Claire Chiron

Unknown Role

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Claire-Marie Dentraygues

Unknown Role

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Jean-Pierre Descheix

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Penny Fairclough

Unknown Role

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Alain Françoise

Unknown Role

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David Gabison

David

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Pierre Gondard

Unknown Role

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Claire Ifrane

Unknown Role

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Philippe Languille

Unknown Role

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Philippe Le Coq

Philippe

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Joëlle Legua

Unknown Role

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Christophe Lemoine

Unknown Role

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Christine Melcer

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Sarah Maze-Lauray

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Mélanie Maudire

Unknown Role

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Serge Rousseau

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Yves Verhoeven

Delivery Boy

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Isabelle Huppert

Sandrine Bonnaire

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Claire-Marie Dentraygues

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Pierre Gondard

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Philippe Languille

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