Directed by: Claude Chabrol
Released: 1995
Run time: 111 minutes
Certificate: 15
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A newly hired maid befriends a post-office clerk who encourages her to rebel against her employer

This psychological thriller, written and directed by Claude Chabrol, is adapted from the 1977 novel A Judgement in Stone by British writer Ruth Rendell. Starring Isabelle Huppert and Sandrine Bonnaire, the story follows Sophie, a woman hired to work as a maid for the rich Lelièvre family. She befriends Jeanne, the local postmistress, but soon their friendship starts to take an increasingly dark turn.

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