Diary of a Chambermaid (1964)

35 mmORCS15
Director:Luis Buñuel
Premiere:3. September 1965
Length:93 minutes
Genre:Drama

Diary of a Chambermaid (1964)

Le Journal d’une femme de chambre; Luis Buñuel, 1964, versions: OR,CS, languages: fra

Výročia osobností: Luis Buñuel

Director: Luis Buñuel • Scenario: Luis Buñuel, Jean-Claude Carrière • Kameraman: Roger Fellous • Actors: Jeanne Moreau, Georges Géret, Michel Piccoli, Françoise Lugagne, Jean Ozenne

Celestine, the chambermaid, has new job on the country. The Monteils, who she works for are a group of strange people. The wife is frigid, her husband is always hunting (both animals and women) and her father is a shoe-fetishist. Joseph, the farm-labourer is a fascist and sexually attracted to Celestine. Celestine settles herself and talks to the neighbour, an ex-officer, who likes damaging his neighbour's things. After the death of the old man, she quits her job, but because of the rape and murder of a child 'Little Claire' she decides to stay, believing that Joseph is the murderer. To get his confession she sleeps with him and promises to marry him. In spite of her engagement she fakes evidence to implicate him in the murder. He is arrested, but is released because the evidence is inconclusive. She marries the ex-officer and takes on a housewife role similar to that of Madame Monteil.

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Length: 93 min

Year: 1964
Local premiere date: 3. September 1965

Country of origin:

  • France
  • Italy

Language version:

OR - Original version (french)
CS - Czech subtitles

Výročia osobností: Luis Buñuel

Director: Luis Buñuel • Scenario: Luis Buñuel, Jean-Claude Carrière • Kameraman: Roger Fellous • Actors: Jeanne Moreau, Georges Géret, Michel Piccoli, Françoise Lugagne, Jean Ozenne

Celestine, the chambermaid, has new job on the country. The Monteils, who she works for are a group of strange people. The wife is frigid, her husband is always hunting (both animals and women) and her father is a shoe-fetishist. Joseph, the farm-labourer is a fascist and sexually attracted to Celestine. Celestine settles herself and talks to the neighbour, an ex-officer, who likes damaging his neighbour's things. After the death of the old man, she quits her job, but because of the rape and murder of a child 'Little Claire' she decides to stay, believing that Joseph is the murderer. To get his confession she sleeps with him and promises to marry him. In spite of her engagement she fakes evidence to implicate him in the murder. He is arrested, but is released because the evidence is inconclusive. She marries the ex-officer and takes on a housewife role similar to that of Madame Monteil.

http://www.imdb.com

Year: 1964
Local premiere date: 3. September 1965

Country of origin:

  • France
  • Italy

Language version:

OR - Original version (french)
CS - Czech subtitles