Sister My Sister is a 1994 historical drama adapting the story of the Papin Sisters, who are taken in as live-in maids by an abusive employer.
Provides examples of:
- Adaptational Name Change: The victims' names in real life were Madame Léonie Lancelin and her daughter Genevieve, but here they are named Madame Danzard and her daughter Isabelle.
- Anti-Villain: Despite committing one of the most notorious murders in history, Christine and Léa are still portrayed sympathetically due to their abusive victims.
- Asshole Victim: Madame Danzard is definitely this, if not Isabelle.
- Bad Boss: Madame Danzard and her daughter constantly look down on the sisters and abuse them for the slightest mistakes.
- Chromosome Casting: Every character who appears in the film is female, even one note characters.
- Clingy Jealous Girl: Christine cannot bear it when Léa brushes Isabelle's hair.
- Death by Adaptation: Their employer is a widow in the film, but her husband was alive in real life and not present at the killings.
- Foregone Conclusion: The fact that it is based on a famous murder case and the murder's aftermath is seen at the start of the film makes it this.
- Historical Hero Upgrade: In real life their employer bashed their heads against the wall.
- Lighter and Softer: The murder is much less brutal and gory than in reality.
- Making Love in All the Wrong Places: In one scene, Christine and Léa have sex in the kitchen.
- Rage Breaking Point: It finally happens at the climax.
- Sister-Sister Incest: It's unclear if the sisters actually were incestuous in real life but their relationship is made explicit in the film.
- Villainous Incest: Inverted. While Christine and Léa are villains, their relationship is portrayed sympathetically.
