Diary of a Chambermaid
movie

Released March 04, 1964
Overview
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.
Runtime
1h 37m
Revenue
$,17,754
Origin Country
France
Original Language
French
Original Title
Le Journal d'une femme de chambre
Status
Released
Production Countries
- France
- Italy
Spoken Languages
- Français (French)
Production Companies
- no logo available
Spéva Films
France
- no logo available
Ciné-Alliance
France
- no logo available
Filmsonor
France
Keywords
- pedophilia
- rape
- france
- based on novel or book
- society
- sadism
- sexuality
- frigidity
- fetishism
- marriage
- suspicion
- bourgeoisie
- fascist
- clergyman
- murder
- antisemitism
- racism
- soldier
- class differences
- sexual repression
- gardener
- bigotry
- catholicism
- military veteran
- clergy
- sexless marriage
- chambermaid
- unhappy marriage
- provincial life
- neighbor feud
- french police
- human nature
- rural setting
- shoes
- parisian woman









