Diary of a Chambermaid (1964 film)
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Poster of the 1964 Film |
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Directed by | Luis Buñuel |
Produced by | Michel Safra Serge Silberman |
Starring | Jeanne Moreau Michel Piccoli Georges Géret Françoise Lugagne Daniel Ivernel Jean Ozenne |
Cinematography | Roger Fellous |
Editing by | Louisette Hautecoeur |
Release date(s) | March 4, 1964 September 16, 1964 September 21, 1964 |
Running time | 97 min. |
Country | France Italy |
Language | French |
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Diary of a Chambermaid (French: Le journal d'une femme de chambre) is a 1964 film. It is one of several French films made by Spanish-born filmmaker Luis Buñuel but lacks the surrealist imagery of his other films. It stars Jeanne Moreau as a chambermaid who discovers her ability to influence the lives of her masters.
The film is an adaptation of the 1900 novel of the same name by Octave Mirbeau. There had already been a film adaptation in 1946, made in Hollywood by Jean Renoir.
[edit] External links
- Diary of a Chambermaid at the Internet Movie Database
- Criterion Collection essay by Michael Atkinson
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