Film

Diary of a Chambermaid

1964 · 1h 37m · Drama · Comedy

IMDb

7.4

Rotten Tomatoes

88%

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.

Jeanne Moreau

Céléstine

Georges Géret

Joseph

Michel Piccoli

Monsieur Monteil

Françoise Lugagne

Madame Monteil

Jean Ozenne

Monsieur Rabour

Daniel Ivernel

Captain Mauger

Bernard Musson

Le sacristain

Gilberte Géniat

Rose

Jean-Claude Carrière

Le curé

Muni

Marianne

Claude Jaeger

Le Juge

Madeleine Damien

La cuisinière des Monteil

Geymond Vital

Le brigadier sur le quai de la gare

Jean Franval

Le facteur

Marcel Rouzé

Le chef de gare

Jeanne Pérez

La commère

• Luis BuñuelDirector · Writer · Editor
• Jean-Claude CarrièreWriter
• Octave MirbeauNovel
• Serge SilbermanProducer
• Michel SafraProducer
• Roger FellousDirector of Photography
• Antoine PetitjeanOriginal Music Composer
• Louisette HautecœurEditor

Release date

March 4, 1964

Status

Released

Original language

French

Runtime

1h 37m

Rated

12

Revenue

$17,754

Genres

Drama, Comedy

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