Servants
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Servants
14.99 €
It's the 1960s in the American South. Skeeter has just graduated from university and is returning home to the sleepy little town of Jackson, where nothing ever happens. She dreams of becoming a writer, of breaking out into the big world. But a decent Southern girl shouldn't be fooled by such foolish illusions; a decent girl should get married and take care of the house.
Wise Aibileen is thirty years older than Skeeter, has been a servant in the white man's house all her life, has nursed seventeen children, and has long since given up expecting anything from life, for her heart has been broken by the death of her only son. Minnie is the best cook in Jackson and the most daring maid in town. And her sharp tongue has served her poorly on more than one occasion. Minnie never stays in one place for long. But Minnie is not to be messed with, even by the most arrogant white ladies. Two black maids and a white inexperienced girl have one thing in common - a keen sense of justice and a desire to change the order of things somehow. Will these three be able to stand up to the whole world? Will they be able to survive in this struggle? In 2011, the novel was screened, and the film "The Handmaid" became one of the main events of the 2011-2012 film season, nominated for 4 Oscars and very warmly received by the audience. The script was written by Kathryn Stockett herself, and the movie was directed by Tate Taylor.
Wise Aibileen is thirty years older than Skeeter, has been a servant in the white man's house all her life, has nursed seventeen children, and has long since given up expecting anything from life, for her heart has been broken by the death of her only son. Minnie is the best cook in Jackson and the most daring maid in town. And her sharp tongue has served her poorly on more than one occasion. Minnie never stays in one place for long. But Minnie is not to be messed with, even by the most arrogant white ladies. Two black maids and a white inexperienced girl have one thing in common - a keen sense of justice and a desire to change the order of things somehow. Will these three be able to stand up to the whole world? Will they be able to survive in this struggle? In 2011, the novel was screened, and the film "The Handmaid" became one of the main events of the 2011-2012 film season, nominated for 4 Oscars and very warmly received by the audience. The script was written by Kathryn Stockett herself, and the movie was directed by Tate Taylor.
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