Drama ·Romance ·Comedy · United States of America · 1946 · 1h 31m

The Diary of a Chambermaid

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Director
Jean Renoir
Cast
Paulette Goddard as Célestine Burgess Meredith as Captain Mauger Hurd Hatfield as Georges Lanlaire Francis Lederer as Joseph Judith Anderson as Madame Lanlaire Florence Bates as Rose
Crew
Lucien N. Andriot — Director of Photography Michel Michelet — Original Music Composer Burgess Meredith — Screenplay Octave Mirbeau — Novel Benedict Bogeaus — Producer Burgess Meredith — Producer
Synopsis

Celestine, the chamber-maid, has a new job in the country, at the Lanlaires. She has decided to use her beauty to seduce a wealthy man, but Mr. Lanlaire is not a right choice: the house is firmly controlled by Madame Lanlaire, helped by the strange valet Joseph. Then she tries the neighbour, former officer Mauger. This seems to work. But soon the son of the Lanlaires comes back. He is young, attractive and does not share his mother's antirepublican opinions. So Celestine's beauty attracts Captain Mauger, young Georges Lanlaire, and Joseph. Three men, from three different social classes, with three different conceptions of life. Will Celestine be able to convince Georges of her sincerity?

Key Collaborators
Jean Renoir Director Lucien N. Andriot Director of Photography Michel Michelet Original Music Composer Burgess Meredith Screenplay Octave Mirbeau Novel Benedict Bogeaus Producer Burgess Meredith Producer Paulette Goddard Producer Eugène Lourié Production Design Barbara Karinska Costume Design Laure Lourié Costume Design
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