Sophie (Sandrine Bonnaire) is the new maid for a family in the French countryside. She is efficient, quiet, a bit aloof and illiterate – a fact that she tries to hide from her employer and is one of the engines of her arc. She meets Jeanne (Isabelle Huppert) who seems the exact opposite. She works at the post office, is spunky, loud, and might have an interesting colorful criminal background. Was Jeanne a bad influence on Sandrine leading up to the movie’s shocking climax? Maybe, but then again Sandrine had an interesting history herself. The two women forge an odd but interesting friendship a fiery friendship like when dry brush meets a match. The performances are excellent and the two leading ladies have a great chemistry.