Le journal d'une femme de chambre
Luis Buñuel / FR, IT, 1964 / 96 min.
Servant girl Céléstine (Jeanne Moreau) reveals the suppressed frustrations and secret vices of a wealthy Normandy family, headed by monsieur Monteil (Michel Piccoli). A tale of murder unfolds in the background.
A young woman comes to work as a servant for a rich family in the Normandy countryside. All of the people around her – fellow servants and members of the family alike – have their own peculiarities. Disgusted by so much hypocrisy, she takes revenge in her own (subtle) way, during the politically turbulent 1930s.
Screens on 35mm from the Eye collection
Le journal d'une femme de chambre accompanies Radu Jude’s latest film, The Diary of a Chambermaid, which screens from 10 December in Eye.
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Details
Director
Luis Buñuel
Production year
1964
Country
FR, IT
Original title
Le journal d'une femme de chambre
Length
96 min.
Language
French
Subtitles
NLD
Format
35mm
Part of
Eye Classics
Eye’s collection includes a wealth of classics. With the Eye Classics series, Eye brings film history even closer. Every week, we screen at least three classics from the collection under one recognisable name: Eye Classics.
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