Diary of a Chambermaid (1964)
Original Title: Le Journal d'une femme de chambre
Comedy
Crime
Drama
7.1 (206 votes)
1h 37m
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.
Details
- Director
- Luis Buñuel
- Writer
- Jean-Claude Carrière
- Original Language
- French
- Budget
- N/A
Cast
Bernard Musson
Daniel Ivernel
Françoise Lugagne
Georges Géret
Gilberte Géniat
Jean Ozenne
Jean-Claude Carrière
Jeanne Moreau
Michel Piccoli
Muni
Keywords
animals & nature
antisemitism
based on novel or book
bigotry
bourgeoisie
catholicism
chambermaid
class differences
clergy
clergyman
countryside
fascist
fetishism
france
french police
frigidity
gardener
human in nature
human nature
hunter
hunting
inspired by novel or book
marriage
military veteran
murder
nature
neighbor feud
parisian woman
pedophilia
provincial life
racism
rape
rural setting
sadism
sexless marriage
sexual repression
sexuality
shoes
society
soldier
suspicion
unhappy marriage
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