Genet, Jean, 1910-1986. Bonnes
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Name (Latin)
Genet, Jean, 1910-1986. Bonnes
Other forms of name
Genet, Jean, 1910-1986. Les bonnes
Genet, Jean, 1910-1986. The maids
Genet, Jean, 1910-1986. Maids
Beginning or single date created
1947
Place of origin of work or expression
France
Form of work
Play
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Les Bonnes is a play by Jean Genet, first performed in 1947. Its plot focuses on two housemaids who construct elaborate sadomasochistic rituals when their mistress is away. The focus of their role-playing is the murder of their mistress and they take turns portraying both sides of the power divide.
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- Chevallier, Yves. En voilà du propre, c1998:t.p. (Jean Genet et Les Bonnes)
- Wikipedia, Apr. 3, 2013:(The Maids (French: Les Bonnes) is a play by the French dramatist Jean Genet. It was first performed at the Théâtre de l'Athénée in Paris in a production that opened on 17 April 1947; Plot: Solange and Claire are two housemaids who construct elaborate sadomasochistic rituals when their mistress (Madame) is away. The focus of their role-playing is the murder of Madame and they take turns portraying both sides of the power divide. Their deliberate pace and devotion to detail guarantees that they always fail to actualize their fantasies by ceremoniously "killing" Madame at the ritual's denouement.)
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Wikipedia description:
The Maids (French: Les Bonnes [le bɔn]) is a 1947 play by the French dramatist Jean Genet. It was first performed at the Théâtre de l'Athénée in Paris in a production that opened on 17 April 1947, which Louis Jouvet directed. The play has been revived in France, the UK, and the United States on multiple occasions, sometimes with men playing the roles of the maids. A TV dramatization Stuepigerne was done by Danish national broadcaster Danmarks Radio in 1962. A film adaptation of the play was released in 1974. Swedish composer Peter Bengtson adapted the play in 1994 for a chamber opera.
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