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Diary of a Chambermaid

1964 · 97 min

A cool, clinical gaze at provincial hypocrisy and quiet cruelty, laced with dry satire and an undercurrent of dread.

Directed by: Luis Buñuel
Genres: Drama, Comedy
Starring: Jeanne Moreau, Georges Géret, Michel Piccoli

Overview: 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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Directed by: Luis Buñuel
Genres: Drama, Comedy
Starring: Jeanne Moreau, Georges Géret, Michel Piccoli

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Tone: satiricalstrength 3 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: class
corruption
sexuality
power
justice
Places: single country house
countryside
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex strong

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Horror	4
Humour	5
Realism	8
Romance	3
Tension	6
Darkness	8
Complexity	7
Emotional weight	7

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Genres: drama, comedy
Directed by: Luis Buñuel
Written by: Luis Buñuel, Jean-Claude Carrière
Starring: Jeanne Moreau, Georges Géret, Michel Piccoli, Françoise Lugagne, Jean Ozenne, Daniel Ivernel, Bernard Musson, Gilberte Géniat
Music: Antoine Petitjean
Cinematography: Roger Fellous
Runtime: 97 min
Country: France, Italy
Languages: French

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