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directed by: Nancy Meckler starring: Julie Walters, Joely Richardson, Jodhi May, Sophie Thursfield, Amelda Brown  Binding: VHS Tape EAN: 9786304137185 Format: Color, NTSC ISBN: 6304137184 Label: Unapix Consumer Products Manufacturer: Unapix Consumer Products Number Of Items: 1 Publisher: Unapix Consumer Products Release Date: November 19, 1996 Running Time: 86 minutes Studio: Unapix Consumer Products Theatrical Release Date: July 14, 1995 Sales Rank: 19142 Related Items: Editorial Review: Discount Shopping: 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 Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Sister My Sister DVD ReviewSister My Sister is a very well-made and well-acted film; however, the DVD quality is below average in both picture and sound; that's why I've given it three stars. It's a shame that some companies ruin good films by producing substandard DVDs. The DVD is in 4:3 aspect ratio. Rating: - Well acted, quiet, in depth character study ofhow 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 satisfiedI'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 Thank you Rating: - Finally...A Vehicle That Makes Housework Look InterestingThis 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 DisappointingI 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 Browse for similar items by category:
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