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About
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.
Theatrical
Sep 21, 1964
Box Office
$18K
DVD / Blu-ray
Mar 22, 1989
Theaters
1
Director
Producers
Music
Studio
Spéva Films, Ciné-Alliance, Filmsonor, Dear Film
Original Title
Le Journal d'une femme de chambre
Original Language
French
Keywords
france
rape
sexuality
based on novel or book
pedophilia
frigidity
fetishism
suspicion
fascist
society
bourgeoisie
sadism
marriage
clergyman
murder
antisemitism
racism
soldier
class differences
sexual repression
gardener
bigotry
catholicism
military veteran
clergy
sexless marriage
chambermaid
unhappy marriage
provincial life
neighbor feud
french police
human nature
rural setting
shoes
Cast
Full credits →J
Jeanne Moreau
Céléstine
G
Georges Géret
Joseph
M
Michel Piccoli
Monsieur Monteil
F
Françoise Lugagne
Madame Monteil
J
Jean Ozenne
Monsieur Rabour
D
Daniel Ivernel
Captain Mauger
B
Bernard Musson
Le sacristain
G
Gilberte Géniat
Rose
J
Jean-Claude Carrière
Le curé
M
Muni
Marianne
C
Claude Jaeger
Le Juge
M
Madeleine Damien
La cuisinière des Monteil
G
Geymond Vital
Le brigadier sur le quai de la gare
J
Jean Franval
Le facteur
M
Marcel Rouzé
Le chef de gare
J
Jeanne Pérez
La commère
A
Andrée Tainsy
La paysanne
P
Pierre Collet
Le voyageur
A
Aline Bertrand
La voyageuse
M
Marc Eyraud
Le secrétaire du commissaire
