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DramaComedyCrime

Diary of a Chambermaid

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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.

Release Date : 1964-03-04

Language :French

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Spéva FilmsCiné-AllianceFilmsonor

Production Country : FranceItaly

Alternative Titles : Diary of a Chambermaid

Cast

Jeanne Moreau

Character Name : Céléstine

Original Name : Jeanne Moreau

Gender : Female

Georges Géret

Character Name : Joseph

Original Name : Georges Géret

Gender : Male

Michel Piccoli

Character Name : Monsieur Monteil

Original Name : Michel Piccoli

Gender : Male

Françoise Lugagne

Character Name : Madame Monteil

Original Name : Françoise Lugagne

Gender : Female

Jean Ozenne

Character Name : Monsieur Rabour

Original Name : Jean Ozenne

Gender : Male

Daniel Ivernel

Character Name : Captain Mauger

Original Name : Daniel Ivernel

Gender : Male

Bernard Musson

Character Name : Le sacristain

Original Name : Bernard Musson

Gender : Male

Gilberte Géniat

Character Name : Rose

Original Name : Gilberte Géniat

Gender : Female

Jean-Claude Carrière

Character Name : Le curé

Original Name : Jean-Claude Carrière

Gender : Male

Muni

Character Name : Marianne

Original Name : Muni

Gender : Female

Claude Jaeger

Character Name : Le Juge

Original Name : Claude Jaeger

Gender : Male

Madeleine Damien

Character Name : La cuisinière des Monteil

Original Name : Madeleine Damien

Gender : Female

Geymond Vital

Character Name : Le brigadier sur le quai de la gare

Original Name : Geymond Vital

Gender : Male

Jean Franval

Character Name : Le facteur

Original Name : Jean Franval

Gender : Male

Marcel Rouzé

Character Name : Le chef de gare

Original Name : Marcel Rouzé

Gender : Male

Jeanne Pérez

Character Name : La commère

Original Name : Jeanne Pérez

Gender : Female

Andrée Tainsy

Character Name : La paysanne

Original Name : Andrée Tainsy

Gender : Female

Pierre Collet

Character Name : Le voyageur

Original Name : Pierre Collet

Gender : Male

Aline Bertrand

Character Name : La voyageuse

Original Name : Aline Bertrand

Gender : Female

Marc Eyraud

Character Name : Le secrétaire du commissaire

Original Name : Marc Eyraud

Gender : Male

Gabriel Gobin

Character Name : Le brigadier qui vient arrêter Joseph

Original Name : Gabriel Gobin

Gender : Male

Dominique Zardi

Character Name : Le policier

Original Name : Dominique Zardi

Gender : Male

Françoise Bertin

Character Name : (uncredited)

Original Name : Françoise Bertin

Gender : Female

Joëlle Bernard

Character Name : (uncredited)

Original Name : Joëlle Bernard

Gender : Female

Michel Dacquin

Character Name : (uncredited)

Original Name : Michel Dacquin

Gender : Male

Reviews

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talisencrw

@talisencrw

2021-06-23

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.