It is one of several french films made by spanishborn filmmaker luis bunuel. With paulette goddard, burgess meredith, hurd hatfield, francis lederer. Celestine paulette goddard, the chambermaid, has a new job in the country, at the lanlaires. Then she tries the neighbour, former officer mauger. Diary of a chambermaid is frustrating because it sets up interesting narrative threads, and all are.
The film is more political than it is entertaining, which may alienate some viewers who start off liking it. A scheming servant works for a wealthy couple in france during the late 19th century. Diary of a chambermaid senses of cinema film journal. The diary of a chambermaid is never named in the list of renoirs greatest movies, pictures like the rules of the game 1939 or grand illusion 1937 or the golden coach 1952, the last of which renoir made after his return to france in 1951. In this wicked adaptation of the octave mirbeau novel, jeanne moreau is celestine, a beautiful parisian domestic who, upon arrival at her new job at an estate in provincial 1930s france, entrenches herself in sexual hypocrisy and scandal with her philandering employer michel piccoli. Diary of a chambermaid european union delegation in the us. Diary of a chambermaid is taken from the 1900 novel by octave mirbeau. The diary of a chambermaid 9781515345770 by mirbeau, octave and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great prices. Diary of a chambermaid where to stream and watch decider. Renoir attempts a looseness of tone, vacillating between broad comedy and the heavy breathing of lust and romance. Rodney dangerfield at his best on the tonight show starring johnny carson 1983 duration. Celestine, the chambermaid, has a new job in the country, at the lanlaires. I have known many men, and i know, by experience, all the madness, all the vileness, of which they are capable.
Director benoit jacquot shows no signs of intimidation in tackling octave mirbeaus antibourgeois novel, previously adapted by jean renoir. Everything you need to know about diary of a chambermaid. The film was directed by jean renoir, and starred paulette goddard, burgess meredith, hurd hatfield. After its completion in 1961, the spanishproduced viridiana had been banned by. The diary of a chambermaid 1946 is a drama film about a newly hired servant who severely. And many will eventually open theatrically, after finishing their festival runs. A wonderfully vulgar film from the masterful spanish director luis bunuel, diary of a chambermaid is an adaptation in spirit of octave mirbeaus novel and jean renoirs 1946 film. Speva filmscinealliancefilm sonordear film produzione prod.
Determined to elevate her lot in life, celestine uses her unsubtle charms to beguile her wishywashy. Watch diary of a chambermaid full movie in hd visit. Diary of a chambermaid is produced by french outfits jpg films and les. The second screen version of octave mirbeaus novel originally filmed in 1946 by jean renoir, diary of a chambermaid charts the ambitions of celestine jeanne moreau, a woman who comes to work in the 1930s for a normandy estate occupied by monsieur rabour jean ozenne, his daughter francoise lugagne, and the daughters husband, monsieur montiel michel piccoli. Il diario di una cameriera is a 1964 frenchitalian drama film.
It touches on the novels pessimism, decadence, and politics only in brief. The right director takes the wrong approach for diary of a. Georges realizes that his mother is trying to trick him into staying, and celestine draws the same conclusion. Diary of a chambermaid is a film that defies easy analysisand therein lies its enduring power.
Diary of a chambermaid is a great vehicle for moreau, who gets to play many characters in one. Celestines submission to an evil and violent man becomes an eloquent indictment of a nations antisemitism. Diary of a chambermaid is a 2015 french drama film directed by benoit jacquot, and written by jacquot and helene zimmer. Diary of a chambermaid 1964 the criterion collection. The book was adapted to the cinema in 1946 america, by the great french director jean renoir. Lea seydoux stars as celestine in diary of a chambermaid. Diary of a chambermaid by jacquot and seydoux cineuropa. But benoit jacquot shows no signs of intimidation in his diary of a cham bermaid, which he and his coscenarist, helene zimmer, adapted from octave mirbeaus antibourgeois novel of 1900. It is one of several french films made by spanishborn. And, dont get too attached to the animals, neither ferret nor dogs, just look them in the eye and know that they, too, want to be spoken to kindly.
Diary of a chambermaid official us trailer youtube. Malgorzata szumowska and will be completed by midjanuary. This is an odd yarn, the type done so well by the french and so. Diary of a chambermaid, a work of great substance and empathy, has at least a dozen of them. Diary of a chambermaid 1964 letterboxd social film. The chambermaid nude scenes 18 images and 11 videos including appearances from vicky krieps lena lauzemis. Based on the novel by octave mirbeau, diary of a chambermaid is a noble experiment.
Read the full synopsis of diary of a chamb ermaid, 1965, directed by luis bunuel, with jeanne moreau, georges geret, michel piccoli, at turner classic movies. What should be a large turning point in the film ends up fast forwarding everything to a rushed and untimely conclusion. Diary of a chambermaid the transition is certainly the most important factor in drawing a line on its entertainment values. In this sumptuous drama set in late 19thcentury france, a chambermaid deals with the cruelty and. Diary of a chambermaid is the fourth movie version and the second french language version of a scandalous 1900 novel that compared domestic service to slavery. Even the title seems cynical i dont recall any suggestion of her keeping a journal. In diary of a chambermaid, bunuel narrates a tale of a young woman who. It is an adaptation of octave mirbeau s 1900 novel of the same name and stars lea seydoux as celestine, a young and ambitious woman who works as a chambermaid for a wealthy couple in france during the early twentieth century. The diary of a chambermaid 1946 is a drama film about a newly hired servant who severely disrupts a wealthy family. It has an average script helmed with a better than average eye for detail and construction. Jeanne moreau, french film icon, dead at 89 by carmel dagan, variety jul 31, 2017 moreaus lengthy filmography includes classic films like jules and jim, diary of a chambermaid, and the last.
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