Les Abysses (1963)
- Original title
- Les abysses
- Directed by
- Nikos Papatakis
- Genre
- drama film, crime film
- Country
- France
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- Rating
- 6.6 of 10 from 12 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
Two sisters work as maids for a wealthy family. Their repressed anger erupts into violent outbursts and dark humor.
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What happens
Les Abysses is a 1963 French crime film directed by Nikos Papatakis. It was entered into the 1963 Cannes Film Festival. A violent and surrealistic mixture of farce and social commentary, its story was inspired by the real-life case of the Papin sisters. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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