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Christine And Léa Papin
Christine Papin (8 March 1905 – 18 May 1937) and Léa Papin (15 September 1911 – 24 July 2001) were two French sisters who, as live-in maids, were convicted of murdering their employer's wife and daughter in Le Mans on February 2, 1933. The murder had a significant influence on French intellectuals such as Jean Genet, Jean-Paul Sartre, Simone de Beauvoir, and Jacques Lacan, and was considered symbolic of class struggle by leftist polemicists. The case formed the basis of a number of publications, plays, and films, as well as essays, spoken word, songs, and artwork. Life Christine (b. 8 March 1905) and Léa Papin (b. 15 September 1911) were born in Le Mans to Clémence Derré and Gustave Papin. While Clémence was dating Gustave, it was rumored that she was having an affair with her employer. However, after she became pregnant, Gustave married her in October 1901. Five months later, her first daughter, Émilia, was born. Suspecting that Clémence was still having an affai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sister My Sister
''Sister My Sister'' is a 1994 film starring British actresses Julie Walters, Joely Richardson, and Jodhi May. The film was directed by Nancy Meckler and written by Wendy Kesselman, based on her own play, ''My Sister in This House''. The film is based on a true incident in Le Mans, France in 1933 called the Papin murder case, where two sisters brutally murdered their employer and her daughter. The murder shocked the country, and there was much speculation about the sisters, including allegations that they were having an incestous lesbian affair. Plot In 1933 France, Christine (Richardson) is the maid of a well-to-do middle-aged widow (Julie Walters) and her teenage daughter ( Sophie Thursfield). Her younger sister, Lea (May) is hired on the recommendation of Christine. The two sisters become increasingly alienated from their employer, separated by barriers between the classes. The employer and her daughter look down on the sisters for the most trivial things, and it soon bec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wendy Kesselman
Wendy Kesselman is an American playwright. Life Wendy Kesselman came to the Actors Theater of Louisville in 1980. She lives in Wellfleet, Massachusetts. Awards She won the 1981 Susan Smith Blackburn Prize, for ''My Sister in this House''. Works *''Becca'', 1977 *, 1980 *''Merry-Go-Round'', 1981 *, 1981 *''I Love You, I Love You Not'', 1982 *, 1982 *''Cinderella In A Mirror'', 1987 *''The Griffin, And The Minor Cannon'', 1988 *''A Tale Of Two Cities'', 1992 *''The Butcher's Daughter'', 1993 *''Sand In My Shoes,'' 1995 *''The Diary of Anne Frank (play), The Diary of Anne Frank'', 1997 (adaptation)http://cardinalstage.org/anne_frank.html *''The Last Bridge'', 2002 * *''The Black Monk'', 2008 *''Olympe And The Executioner'' Film ''I Love You, I Love You Not'' 1997 * ''Sister, My Sister'', 1994 References External links''Charlie Rose Interview''"Making Young Audiences Think: The Case for Playwright Wendy Kesselman", Lowell Swortzell, ''Youth Theatre Journal'', v3 n4 p3-5 Spr 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
