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Film / 1964
Diary of a Chambermaid
Directed by
Luis Buñuel
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 …
The story
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
Jeanne MoreauCéléstine
Georges GéretJoseph
Michel PiccoliMonsieur Monteil
Françoise LugagneMadame Monteil
Jean OzenneMonsieur Rabour
Daniel IvernelCaptain Mauger
Bernard MussonLe sacristain
Gilberte GéniatRose
Jean-Claude CarrièreLe curé
MuniMarianne
Claude JaegerLe Juge
Madeleine DamienLa cuisinière des Monteil
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Geymond VitalLe brigadier sur le quai de la gare
Jean FranvalLe facteur
Marcel RouzéLe chef de gare
Jeanne PérezLa commère
Andrée TainsyLa paysanne
Pierre ColletLe voyageur
Aline BertrandLa voyageuse
Marc EyraudLe secrétaire du commissaire
Gabriel GobinLe brigadier qui vient arrêter Joseph
Dominique ZardiLe policier
Françoise Bertin(uncredited)
Joëlle Bernard(uncredited)
Michel Dacquin(uncredited)
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