Diary of a Chambermaid

Diary of a Chambermaid (1946)

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Based on the novel by Octave Mirbeau, Diary of a Chambermaid is a noble experiment: a "Continental" sex drama with a virtually all-Anglo cast. Paulette Goddard plays the title character, a saucy servant named Celestine whose forthrightness has a curious effect on a wealthy Parisian household.… More

Unrated, 1 hr. 26 min.
Directed By
Jean Renoir
Written By
Burgess Meredith, Octave Mirbeau
Genres
Drama, Romance, Classics, Comedy
In Theaters
Jan 1, 1946 Wide

Critic Reviews

  • , TV Guide's Movie Guide

    A brilliant film which synthesizes the serious and the comic.

  • Geoff Andrew, Time Out

    Less bitterly savage than Buñuel, but equally sharp in its satire.

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  • Stephen M


    Celestine, a French servant girl (Paulette Goddard), decides she's had enough of kowtowing to her masters, struggles with the gold-digging side of her nature, and eventually crashes through the class barrier to find true love, symbolically on Bastille Day. Renoir's American… More

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