Diary of a Chambermaid

Watch: Diary of a Chambermaid

Unrated

9/21/19641h 37m

Theatrical Release (US)

Overview:

Celestine has a new job as a chambermaid for the quirky M. Monteil, his wife and her father. When the father dies, Celestine decides to quit her job and leave, but when a young girl is raped and murdered, Celestine believes that the Monteils' groundskeeper, Joseph, is guilty, and stays on in order to prove it. She uses her sexuality and the promise of marriage to get Joseph to confess -- but things do not go as planned.

Director:

Luis Buñuel

Status:

Released

Language:

French

Buget:

$0.00

Revenue:

$17,754.00

Key words:

pedophilia
rape
france
countryside
based on novel or book
hunter
society
sadism
sexuality
frigidity
fetishism
marriage
suspicion
bourgeoisie
fascist
clergyman
murder
antisemitism
racism
soldier
class differences
nature
sexual repression
gardener
hunting
bigotry
catholicism
military veteran
clergy
sexless marriage
chambermaid
unhappy marriage
provincial life
neighbor feud
french police
human nature
rural setting
shoes
human in nature
animals & nature
inspired by novel or book
parisian woman

Cast

Jeanne Moreau

~ as ~

Céléstine

Georges Géret

~ as ~

Joseph

Michel Piccoli

~ as ~

Monsieur Monteil

Françoise Lugagne

~ as ~

Madame Monteil

Jean Ozenne

~ as ~

Monsieur Rabour

Daniel Ivernel

~ as ~

Captain Mauger

Bernard Musson

~ as ~

Le sacristain

Gilberte Géniat

~ as ~

Rose

Jean-Claude Carrière

~ as ~

Le curé

Muni

~ as ~

Marianne

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Reviews (1)

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talisencrw
Written 8 year(s) ago
9
Solid. One of my favourites, both in terms of Bunuel (my 4th favourite director ever) and of Moreau. Sheer, unadulterated genius. There was never anyone quite like him and there never will be again--and that's a dirty rotten shame. Paraphrasing David Thomson, he once said that every film frame from both Renoir or Bunuel was perfectly shot. And thankfully he was accurate.