Solid. One of my favourites, both in terms of Bunuel (my 4th favourite director ever) and of More...
Diary of a Chambermaid
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.
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Diary of a Chambermaid
- Overview
- Cast
- Crew
- Recommendations
Status
Released
Release Date
Mar 4, 1964
Runtime
1h 37m
Genres
Drama, Comedy, Crime
User Score
71%
Original Title
Le Journal d'une femme de chambre
Production Companies
Spéva Films, Ciné-Alliance, Filmsonor
Director
Luis Buñuel
Revenue
$17,754
Description
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.
Cast
Crew
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