Diary of a Chambermaid

Year: 2016
Description: Cast includes Vincent Lacoste, Vincent Lindon, Clotilde Mollet, Hervé Pierre, and Léa Seydoux.
Unable to find work in the early 1900s, Celestine (played by Léa Seydoux) leaves Paris for a country estate, where she becomes increasingly resentful of her overbearing employer, fends off unwanted sexual contact, and is drawn to anti-Semitic Joseph (played by Vincent Lindon).
Director: Jacquot, Benoit
Writer: Jacquot, Benoit; Zimmer, Hélène
Cinematographer: Winding, Romain
Editor: Grégory, Julia
Production Team: Films du Fleuve, Films du Lendemain, JPG Films, and Cohen Media Group
Genre: Feature Film
Drama
Source: Based on the novel Journal d'une femme de chambre by Octave Mirbeau
Language: French with English subtitles
Media Format: 1 DVD (96 min.), 1 Blu-ray disc (96 min.), or 1 streaming video
Type: Color
Additional Content: The DVD and Blu-ray disc include a making-of featurette.
Updated: 08-31-2022

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