The Diary Of A Chambermaid ( The Diary Of A Chamber maid )

The Diary Of A Chambermaid (DVD) (*)

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Alternate Title: The Diary Of A Chamber maid
Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
Spanish ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
Spanish ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
Spain ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
86 min

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access
Black & White

Movie filmed in 1946 and produced in:
United States ( USA, Canada )

Directed By:
Jean Renoir

Written By:
André Heuse (play)
André de Lorde (play)

Actors:
Paulette Goddard ..... Célestine
Burgess Meredith ..... Captain Mauger
Hurd Hatfield ..... Georges Lanlaire
Francis Lederer ..... Joseph
Judith Anderson ..... Madame Lanlaire
Florence Bates ..... Rose
Irene Ryan ..... Louise
Reginald Owen ..... Captain Lanlaire
Almira Sessions ..... Marianne

Synopsis:

Based on the novel by Octave Mirbeau, Diary of a Chambermaid is a noble experiment: a 'Continental' sex drama with a virtually all-Anglo cast. Paulette Goddard plays the title character, a saucy servant named Celestine whose forthrightness has a curious effect on a wealthy Parisian household. Determined to elevate her lot in life, Celestine uses her unsubtle charms to beguile her wishy-washy master Monsieur Lanlaire (Reginald Owen) and Lanlaire's wastrelly son Georges (Hurd Hatfield). She also inadvertently inspires the lovesick valet Joseph (Francis Lederer) to steal from the family and kill Georges. Burgess Meredith, Goddard's then-husband, delivers an astonishing performance as Mauger, the Lanlaires' bizarre, shell-shocked neighbor (he also wrote the screenplay and coproduced). Diary of a Chambermaid was remade by Luis Bunuel in 1964, with Jeanne Moreau in the lead.

Celestine, the chambermaid, has a new job in the country, at the Lanlaires. She has decided to use her beauty to seduce a wealthy man. But Mr Lanlaire is not a right choice: all the house is firmly controlled by Mme Lanlaire, helped by the strange valet Joseph. Then she tries the neighbour, ex-officer Mauger. This seems to work. But soon the son of the Lanlaires comes back. He is young, attractive, and does not share his mother's anti-republicans opinions. So Celestine's beauty attracts Captain Mauger, young Georges Lanlaire, and also Joseph. Three men, from three different social classes, with three different conceptions of life. Will Celestine be able to convince Georges of her sincerity ? Will sinister and inflexible Joseph let his views upon Celestine be ruined ? A quite disillusioned depiction of humanity.

This product was added to our catalog on Tuesday 15 November, 2005.

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