Acclaim for her work continued into the 1970s, when she went on to appear with Glenda Jackson in The Maids (1975), and in Zee and Co (1972).
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THE MAIDS by Jean Genet (1975) Glenda Jackson & Susannah York & Vivien Merchant
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The Maids (French: Les Bonnes) is a 1975 film that was directed by Christopher Miles. It is based on the play of the same title by the French dramatist Jean Genet.
Cast:
Glenda Jackson ... Solange
Susannah York... Claire
Vivien Merchant... Madame
Mark Burns... Monsieur
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_Genet
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0071798/
This adaptation of Jean Genet's "The Maids" was part of the American Film Theatre series. Before it was filmed for the American Film Theatre, it ran at the Greenwich Theatre, London, with the same principal cast later used for the film version. The cinematographer Douglas Slocombe deliberately implemented many of Genet's theatrical devices for the film. The camera was often static, the settings lush and extravagant.
The film was shown at the 1975 Cannes Film Festival, but wasn't entered into the main competition.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_Genet
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0071798/#...
The Maids was first performed at the Théâtre Athénée in Paris in a production that opened on 17 April 1947, which Louis Jouvet directed. The play was first presented in Britain in French by the ICA, initially at the Mercury Theatre, Notting Hill Gate, London. Peter Zadek directed, while Eduardo Paolozzi provided the scenic design.Selma Vaz Dias played Solange, Olive Gregg played Claire, and Oriel Ross played Madame. The production subsequently transferred to the Royal Court Theatre, where Betty Stockfield played Madame and David de Bethel provided the scenic design. Zadek also directed the play's first production in Britain in English, which opened on 5 June 1956 at the New Lindsey Theatre Club. Selma Vaz Dias again played Solange and Betty Stockfield played Madame, while Hazel Penwarden played Claire.
Cast:
Glenda Jackson ... Solange
Susannah York... Claire
Vivien Merchant... Madame
Mark Burns... Monsieur
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_Genet
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0071798/
This adaptation of Jean Genet's "The Maids" was part of the American Film Theatre series. Before it was filmed for the American Film Theatre, it ran at the Greenwich Theatre, London, with the same principal cast later used for the film version. The cinematographer Douglas Slocombe deliberately implemented many of Genet's theatrical devices for the film. The camera was often static, the settings lush and extravagant.
The film was shown at the 1975 Cannes Film Festival, but wasn't entered into the main competition.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_Genet
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0071798/#...
The Maids was first performed at the Théâtre Athénée in Paris in a production that opened on 17 April 1947, which Louis Jouvet directed. The play was first presented in Britain in French by the ICA, initially at the Mercury Theatre, Notting Hill Gate, London. Peter Zadek directed, while Eduardo Paolozzi provided the scenic design.Selma Vaz Dias played Solange, Olive Gregg played Claire, and Oriel Ross played Madame. The production subsequently transferred to the Royal Court Theatre, where Betty Stockfield played Madame and David de Bethel provided the scenic design. Zadek also directed the play's first production in Britain in English, which opened on 5 June 1956 at the New Lindsey Theatre Club. Selma Vaz Dias again played Solange and Betty Stockfield played Madame, while Hazel Penwarden played Claire.
