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Diary of a Chambermaid
Diary of a Chambermaid

Diary of a Chambermaid

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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.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$17754

Status

Released

Original Language

French

Runtime

97 mins

Rating

7.111/10

Release Date

04 March 1964

Country

France

Cast

Jeanne Moreau

Jeanne Moreau

Céléstine

Georges Géret

Georges Géret

Joseph

Michel Piccoli

Michel Piccoli

Monsieur Monteil

Françoise Lugagne

Françoise Lugagne

Madame Monteil

Jean Ozenne

Jean Ozenne

Monsieur Rabour

Daniel Ivernel

Daniel Ivernel

Captain Mauger

Bernard Musson

Bernard Musson

Le sacristain

Gilberte Géniat

Gilberte Géniat

Rose

Jean-Claude Carrière

Jean-Claude Carrière

Le curé

Muni

Muni

Marianne

Claude Jaeger

Claude Jaeger

Le Juge

Madeleine Damien

Madeleine Damien

La cuisinière des Monteil

Geymond Vital

Geymond Vital

Le brigadier sur le quai de la gare

Jean Franval

Jean Franval

Le facteur

Marcel Rouzé

Marcel Rouzé

Le chef de gare

Jeanne Pérez

Jeanne Pérez

La commère

Andrée Tainsy

Andrée Tainsy

La paysanne

Pierre Collet

Pierre Collet

Le voyageur

Aline Bertrand

Aline Bertrand

La voyageuse

Marc Eyraud

Marc Eyraud

Le secrétaire du commissaire

Gabriel Gobin

Gabriel Gobin

Le brigadier qui vient arrêter Joseph

Dominique Zardi

Dominique Zardi

Le policier

Françoise Bertin

Françoise Bertin

(uncredited)

Joëlle Bernard

Joëlle Bernard

(uncredited)

Michel Dacquin

Michel Dacquin

(uncredited)

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