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.
Cast
Sandrine Bonnaire
Sophie Bonhomme
Isabelle Huppert
Jeanne
Jean-Pierre Cassel
Georges Lelièvre
Jacqueline Bisset
Catherine Lelièvre
Virginie Ledoyen
Melinda
Valentin Merlet
Gilles
Julien Rochefort
Jeremie
Dominique Frot
Madame Lantier
Jean-François Perrier
Priest
Ludovic Brillant
Unknown
Claire Chiron
Unknown
Claire-Marie Dentraygues
Unknown
Jean-Pierre Descheix
Unknown
Penny Fairclough
Unknown
Alain Françoise
Unknown
David Gabison
David
Pierre Gondard
Unknown
Claire Ifrane
Unknown
Philippe Languille
Unknown
Philippe Le Coq
Philippe
Joëlle Legua
Unknown
Christophe Lemoine
Unknown
Christine Melcer
Unknown
Sarah Maze-Lauray
Unknown
Mélanie Maudire
Unknown
Serge Rousseau
Unknown
Yves Verhoeven
Delivery Boy
Crew
Claude Chabrol
Director, Writer
Caroline Eliacheff
Writer
Ruth Rendell
Novel
Monique Fardoulis
Editor
Olivier Rossignol
Assistant Editor
Florence Poulain
Assistant Editor
Bernard Zitzermann
Director of Photography
Vincent Kotwas
Aerial Director of Photography
Charlet Recors
Aerial Director of Photography
Cécile Maistre-Chabrol
First Assistant Director
Anne Perron
Assistant Director
Daphné Rosenbom
Assistant Director
Pierre Armengol-Arény
Assistant Director
Marin Karmitz
Producer
Ira von Gienanth
Co-Producer
Christoph Holch
Co-Producer
Daniel Mercier
Production Design, Art Direction
Michel Thiriet
Camera Operator
Sophie Charrière
Assistant Camera
Fabienne Delaleau
Assistant Camera
Corinne Jorry
Costume Design
Paule Mangenot
Costumer
Hélène Robin
Costumer
Anne-Marie Castaño-Padovan
Costumer
Thi-Loan Nguyen
Makeup & Hair
Cédric Chami
Makeup & Hair
Jocelyne Lemery
Makeup & Hair
Christian Fontaine
Sound Assistant
Philippe Richard
Sound Assistant
Jean-Louis Lebras
Sound Assistant
Claude Villand
Sound
Jean-Bernard Thomasson
Sound
André Naudin
Foley Artist
Gadou Naudin
Foley Artist
Dominique Colladant
Special Effects
Jean-Pierre Maricourt
Special Effects
Matthieu Chabrol
Original Music Composer
Ivan Niclass
Assistant Set Decoration
Jérémie Nassif
Still Photographer
Aurore Chabrol
Script Supervisor
Jean-Pierre Baronsky
Electrician
Richard Vidal
Electrician
Eric Baraillon
Electrician
Michel Garçon
Electrician
Pierre Galliard
Assistant Decorator
Jean-Paul Trincat
Assistant Decorator
Didier Dubedout
Assistant Decorator
Marie Taulen
Assistant Decorator
Vincent Stadelmann
Assistant Decorator
Éric Bonnaire
Grip
Jean-Baptiste Dutreix
Grip
Dominique Robert
Grip
Yvon Crenn
Production Manager
Richard Verganzonez
Catering
Catherine Pierrat
Unit Manager
Laurent Petitgirard
Conductor
Eva Simonet
Publicist
Bruno Bernard
Administration
Gisèle Vuillaume
Administration
Henry le Turc
Administration
Aline Corneille
Administration
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