Diary of a Chambermaid (1964): Cast, Box Office & Plot
Diary of a Chambermaid is a 1964 crime drama directed by Luis Buñuel, starring Madeleine Damien as La cuisinière des Monteil, Georges Géret and Gabriel Gobin. It runs 1 hour 37 minutes and earned $17 worldwide.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 37m (97 min)
- Director
- Luis Buñuel
- Original language
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French - Studio
- Spéva Films
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Diary of a Chambermaid About?
The premise of Diary of a Chambermaid without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.
Celestine takes a job as a chambermaid for the eccentric M. Monteil, his wife and her father; the patriarch’s death makes her consider quitting. After a young girl is raped and murdered, she becomes convinced that the Monteils’ groundskeeper Joseph is responsible and remains to prove it. Using her sexuality and the promise of marriage, she tries to force a confession, but the outcome diverges from her plan.
Diary of a Chambermaid Themes & Keywords
· 50 tags- murder
- rape
- racism
- frigidity
- class differences
- pedophilia
- child rape
- cigarette smoking
- rural setting
- antisemitism
- nationalist
- nationalism
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- thunderstorm
- rain storm
- rainstorm
- heavy rain
- downpour
- chambermaid
- planting evidence
- marital desertion
- far right
- sadism
- sexual harassment
- infidelity
- fascism
- literature on screen
- french literature on screen
- european literature on screen
- french film directed by spanish director
- broken lamp
- maid
- housemaid
- servant as protagonist
- train
- working class
- french character played by italian actor
- italian actor playing french character
- countryside
- french countryside
- snobbish woman
- snob
- snobbery
- breaking a lamp
- mouse
- carriage
- tying one's shoelaces
- village
- french village
- moving in
- moving
Diary of a Chambermaid Cast & Characters
Madeleine Damien leads the cast as La cuisinière des Monteil, with Georges Géret as Joseph and Gabriel Gobin as Le brigadier qui vient arrêter Joseph. Directed by Luis Buñuel; 25 actors are credited in all.
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Director Luis Buñuel
- Madeleine Damien as La cuisinière des Monteil
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Georges Géret as Joseph - Gabriel Gobin as Le brigadier qui vient arrêter Joseph
- Muni as Marianne
Also Starring in Diary of a Chambermaid
· 21 more- Jean Ozenne Monsieur Rabour
- Françoise Lugagne Madame Monteil
- Michel Piccoli Monsieur Monteil
- Gilberte Géniat Rose
- Jeanne Moreau Céléstine
- Dominique Zardi Le policier
- Bernard Musson Le sacristain
- Marcel Rouzé Le chef de gare
- Jean-Claude Carrière Le curé
- Marc Eyraud Le secrétaire du commissaire
- Pierre Collet Le voyageur
- Daniel Ivernel Captain Mauger
- Andrée Tainsy La paysanne
- Jeanne Pérez La commère
- Jean Franval Le facteur
- Aline Bertrand La voyageuse
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- Geymond Vital Le brigadier sur le quai de la gare
- Françoise Bertin
- Joëlle Bernard
- Michel Dacquin
- Claude Jaeger Le Juge
More from Luis Buñuel
More films directed by Luis Buñuel, best-rated first: That Obscure Object of Desire, Tristana (re-release), The Golden Age and The Phantom of Liberty (re-release).
Diary of a Chambermaid Plot Summary
What happens in Diary of a Chambermaid from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 12 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 3-minute read.
Spoilers ahead
In France in the late 1920s, Célestine, a stylish and striking young chambermaid from Paris, arrives at a provincial estate and enters a household that includes a cook, a timid maid named Marianne, and Joseph, the groom who spends his evenings drafting nationalist, anti-Semitic leaflets with a friend. She is chiefly hired to work for the elderly Monsieur Rabour, who insists on calling her Marie—the name he has used for all of his chambermaids—and who enjoys close, sometimes intimate, moments as she reads to him and moves about in a carefully chosen pair of shoes. He defends Madame Monteil, his daughter, when she breaks a lamp, and he watches over Célestine with a possessive, if eccentric, tenderness.
Full summary
The whole story of Diary of a Chambermaid, scene by scene
Diary of a Chambermaid Box Office
Diary of a Chambermaid grossed $17 worldwide.
Worldwide gross
$17
- International
- $17
How Well Do You Know Diary of a Chambermaid?
10 questions about the story, each with a hint if you get stuck. Pick an answer to see whether you were right.
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What is the name of the young Parisian chambermaid who arrives at the provincial estate?
Diary of a Chambermaid Also Known As
21 alternative titles, including “厨娘日记” and “Το Ημερολόγιο μιας Καμαριέρας”.
- Also known as
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- 厨娘日记
- Το Ημερολόγιο μιας Καμαριέρας
- Diario de una camarera
- 어느 하녀의 일기
- En kammerpikes dagbok
- Il diario di una cameriera
- Tagebuch einer Kammerzofe
- 女仆日记
- Diário de Uma Criada de Quarto
- יומנה של חדרנית
- Дневникът на една камериерка
- Egy szobalány naplója
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- En kammarjungfrus dagbok
- Dziennik panny służącej
- Kambarinės dienoraštis
- Дневник горничной
- Diário de uma Camareira
- Щоденник покоївки
- Kamarineidon päiväkirja
- 小間使の日記
- Diari d’una cambrera
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Diary of a Chambermaid FAQ: Cast, Box Office & Runtime
Runtime, release date, director, cast, box office, post-credit scenes and language of Diary of a Chambermaid, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Diary of a Chambermaid?
Diary of a Chambermaid runs 1 hour 37 minutes (97 minutes).
When was Diary of a Chambermaid released?
Diary of a Chambermaid was released on March 4, 1964.
Who directed Diary of a Chambermaid?
Diary of a Chambermaid was directed by Luis Buñuel.
More films by Luis Buñuel Who is in the cast of Diary of a Chambermaid?
Diary of a Chambermaid stars Madeleine Damien as La cuisinière des Monteil, Georges Géret as Joseph and Gabriel Gobin as Le brigadier qui vient arrêter Joseph, among 25 credited actors.
How much did Diary of a Chambermaid make at the box office?
Diary of a Chambermaid grossed $17 worldwide.
Does Diary of a Chambermaid have a post-credit scene?
No. Diary of a Chambermaid has no extra scene during or after the credits.
What language is Diary of a Chambermaid in?
The original language of Diary of a Chambermaid is French.
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