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Diary of a Chambermaid

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7.1/10 • 208

1964-03-041h 37m

DramaComedyCrime

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.

Directors
Luis Buñuel
Writters
Jean-Claude Carrière, Luis Buñuel
Editors
Jean-Claude Carrière, Luis Buñuel, Louisette Hautecœur

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  1. Jeanne Moreau

    Jeanne Moreau

    Céléstine

  2. Georges Géret

    Georges Géret

    Joseph

  3. Michel Piccoli

    Michel Piccoli

    Monsieur Monteil

  4. Françoise Lugagne

    Françoise Lugagne

    Madame Monteil

  5. Jean Ozenne

    Jean Ozenne

    Monsieur Rabour

  6. Daniel Ivernel

    Daniel Ivernel

    Captain Mauger

  7. Bernard Musson

    Bernard Musson

    Le sacristain

  8. Gilberte Géniat

    Gilberte Géniat

    Rose

  9. Jean-Claude Carrière

    Jean-Claude Carrière

    Le curé

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talisencrw

Aug 12, 2016

9/10

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.

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Status
Released
Original Language
French
Budget
--
Revenue
$17,754.00
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