Diary of a Chambermaid

Diary of a Chambermaid

Directed by Luis Buñuel

Produced by Spéva Films, Ciné-Alliance

196497 min7.0 / 10

A darkly satirical examination of provincial French society's sexual repression, class hypocrisy, and moral corruption, centered on a chambermaid's morally ambiguous investigation into a child's murder.

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.

Questions people ask

  • Is Diary of a Chambermaid sad? Yes. More sad than 82% of films.

  • Does Diary of a Chambermaid end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 80% of films.

  • Is Diary of a Chambermaid scary? Yes. More frightening than 76% of films.

  • Is Diary of a Chambermaid violent? Somewhat. More violent than 68% of films.

  • Is Diary of a Chambermaid easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.

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