Diary of a Chambermaid - Criterion Collection
starring: Jeanne Moreau, Georges Géret, Daniel Ivernel, Françoise Lugagne, Muni
directed by: Luis Buñuel
directed by: Luis Buñuel
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Audience Rating: Unrated
Binding: DVD
Brand: Image Entertainment
EAN: 9780780024205
Format: Anamorphic, Black & White, DVD-Video, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
ISBN: 0780024206
Label: Criterion
Manufacturer: Criterion
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Criterion
Region Code: 1
Release Date: June 05, 2001
Running Time: 98 minutes
Sales Rank: 58307
Studio: Criterion
Theatrical Release Date: March 09, 1965
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Editorial Review:
Description:
This wicked adaptation of the Octave Mirbeau novel is classic Luis Buñuel. Jeanne Moreau is Celestine, a beautiful Parisian domestic who, upon arrival at her new job at an estate in provincial 1930s France, entrenches herself in sexual hypocrisy and scandal with her philandering employer (Buñuel regular Michel Piccoli). Filmed in luxurious black-and-white Franscope, Diary of a Chambermaid is a raw-edged tangle of fetishism and murder-and a scathing look at the burgeoning French fascism of the era.
Amazon.com:
Considered surrealist Luis Buñuel most linear film, Diary of a Chambermaid is an excellent introduction to this director's dark satirical world of social criticism. Loosely based on Mirbeau's Journal D'Une Femme de Chambre, Buñuel uses the beautiful French countryside as a backdrop to ruthlessly display his favorite subjects: Catholicism, the bourgeoisie, nationalism, and moral decay. Jeanne Moreau is Celestine, a chambermaid from Paris who takes a job at a picturesque country estate. When the body of the staff's daughter is discovered raped and murdered, Celesine does whatever is necessary to uncover the girl's killer. She quickly learns that her new employees, though apparent pillars of nouveau aristocracy, are as morally corrupt as the girl’s murderer. Though extremely linear for Buñuel, Diary of a Chambermaid does not lack for profound, symbolic imagery and cryptic revelations. --Rob Bracco
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- Diary of a ChambermaidThe incomparable Jeanne Moreau plays Celestine, a maid from Paris, who begins employment at a countryside ... Read More
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- Subtle and sarcastic criticism of prewar French societyThis gem of a film presents a subtle criticism of the lifestyle and values of the wealthy and not so wealthy ... Read More
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- Essential French Cinema: Luis Buñuel's 'Journal d'une femme de chambre .'"The countryside's always a bit dreary."
Luis Buñuel was merciless in exposing bourgeois moral ... Read More
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- Half-RightIt is unfortunate that politically Bunuel could only see the evils of Fascism, ignoring the Siamese twin of Socialism. ... Read More
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- Stunning character study!The personal dilemma of maid trapped in the nasty grips of the fascism in 1939 France. But meanwhile Bunuel takes ... Read More
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