Approved 1h 26min drama, romance 15 february 1946 usa celestine paulette goddard, the chambermaid, has a new job in the country, at the lanlaires. Francis lederer in the diary of a chambermaid 1946 reginald owen in the diary of a. Diary of a chambermaid 1946 paulette goddard plays celestine, a saucy servant who disrupts the parisian household she joins. Celestine, the chambermaid, has a new job in the country, at the lanlaires. Diary of a chambermaid is an odd, haunting film in which the whole is unfortunately less than the sum of its parts. A stylish, very attractive young woman arrives from paris to become chambermaid for an odd family at their country chateau.
Judith anderson in the diary of a chambermaid 1946 francis lederer in. The diary records the daily events in the lives of a london clerk, charles pooter, his wife carrie, his son lupin, and numerous friends and acquaintances, over a period of 15 months. May 12, 2003 stream gratuit based on the english comic novel written by the brothers george and weedon grossmith in the 1880s. Something of an oddity, french director jean renoir uses an allanglo cast for this sex drama.
The diary of a chambermaid, a 1946 film directed by jean renoir. Diary of a chambermaid senses of cinema film journal. Chief among the films he made during that time is the 1946 the diary of a chambermaid, starring paulette goddard and burgess meredith, a picture that, like so much of renoirs work, is funny, beguiling and unsettling in equal measures. Paulette goddard plays celestine, a saucy servant who disrupts the parisian household she joins. A captivating period piece of preindustrial age france filmed in 1946. Incidentally, the english title evokes memories of octave mirbeaus scandalous novel diary of a chambermaid thrice brought to the screen in hollywood in 1946 by frenchman jean renoir, in france in 1964 by spaniard luis bunuel and in 1974, typically as a sexploitationer, by prolific eurocult exponent jess franco.
It is one of several french films made by spanishborn. Vf voir the diary of anne frank film completten francais. The movie focuses on celestine, a pretty but resentful and outspoken young chambermaid who finds herself exiled to a position in the french provinces. See more ideas about vintage photography, vintage photos and vintage beauty. Diary of a chambermaid is taken from the 1900 novel by octave mirbeau. The diary of a chambermaid 1946 was directed by the great jean renoir. Though it satirizes countless aspects of french society during the years leading up to wwii 1930, to be precise, includes several intriguing character studies, and carries off a complex plot, it still manages to captivate. The diary of a chambermaid is luis brunuels masterpiece. The diary of a chambermaid 1946 is a drama film about a newly hired servant who severely disrupts a wealthy family. Diary of a chambermaid, the 1946 movie clip filthy souls.
Diary of a chambermaid 1964 letterboxd social film. Speva filmscinealliancefilm sonordear film produzione prod. Goddard plays celestine, a comely, flirtatious young maidservant who, as the movie opens, is arriving at a new post, the estate of the august lanlaire family. Jun 10, 2016 but benoit jacquot shows no signs of intimidation in his diary of a chambermaid, which he and his coscenarist, helene zimmer, adapted from octave mirbeaus antibourgeois novel of 1900. The second screen version of octave mirbeaus novel originally filmed in 1946 by jean renoir, diary of a chambermaid charts the ambitions of celestine jeanne moreau, a woman who comes to work in the 1930s for a normandy estate occupied by monsieur rabour jean ozenne, his daughter francoise lugagne, and the daughters husband, monsieur montiel michel piccoli. Lederer, judith anderson, jean renoir, octave mirbeau, burgess meredith. The book was adapted to the cinema in 1946 america, by the great french director jean renoir. Richard brody on jean renoirs the diary of a chambermaid 1946. Diary of a chambermaid streaming complet cb01streaming ita. It is an adaptation of octave mirbeaus 1900 novel of the same name and stars lea seydoux as celestine, a young and ambitious woman who works as a chambermaid for a wealthy couple in france during the early twentieth century. With paulette goddard, burgess meredith, hurd hatfield, francis lederer. The diary of a chambermaid, a 1900 novel by octave mirbeau, and its adaptations.
Paulette goddard plays celestine, a saucy servant who. Director jean renoirs opening scene, narrative device introducing paulette goddard as the title character celestine, along with fellow servant louise irene ryan and presumptuous joseph francis lederer, from the diary of a chambermaid, 1946. Media in category the diary of a chambermai d 1946 film this category contains only the following file. Feb 27, 2015 rodney dangerfield at his best on the tonight show starring johnny carson 1983 duration. Diary of a chambermaid 1946 rotten tomatoes something of an oddity, french director jean renoir uses an allanglo cast for this sex drama.
Her account is, however, not just of the daytoday events in the normandy town where she is currently situated, but also includes. As the title suggests, a new chambermaid has arrived at a mansion of an eccentric couple. Film geeks will enjoy comparing and contrasting the two much in the same way we do with renoir and akira kurosawas dueling gorky adaptations, the lower depths. She has decided to use her beauty to seduce a wealthy man. A wonderfully vulgar film from the masterful spanish director luis bunuel, diary of a chambermaid is an adaptation in spirit of octave mirbeaus novel and jean renoirs 1946 film. The diary of a chambermaid in film willow and thatch. Freshen up your watchlist with prime videos latest roster of streaming movies. A chambermaid from paris relocates to a household in provence in the 19th century. Both the head of the household, captain lanlaire and his son georges fall for her, as does their neighbor captain mauger burgess meredith, goddards then husband. There was a time when men and women took great pride in their appearance. In the lanlaires villa she encounters the lecherous man of the house and his asexual, tyrannical and jealous wife. Coming from the vibrancy of paris, pert celestine is procured as a chambermaid in normandy. Luis bunuel explores the sexual perversion of the ruling classes as jeanne moreaus maid arrives into service at a large house and starts to stir all sorts of passions in the owners, the servants and even the neighbour. You know its going to be good because in his memoir so far so good, he misspells the mans name as mirabeau and misidentifies him as the playwright who wrote the source work.
The diary of a chambermaid 1946 directed by jean renoir. Diary of a chambermaid is a 1964 frenchitalian drama film. The diary of a chambermaid is never named in the list of renoirs greatest movies, pictures like the rules of the game 1939 or grand illusion 1937 or the golden coach 1952, the last of which renoir made after his return to france in 1951. Its like a stew in which all the individual ingredients resolutely remain separate, their strong flavors fighting against each other and never combining to create one united flavor. Lea seydoux follows in the footsteps of paulette goddard and jeanne moreau as celestine, a resentful young parisian chambermaid who finds herself exiled to a position in the provinces where she immediately chafes against the noxious iron rules and pettiness of her highhanded bourgeois mistress clotilde mollet, must rebuff the groping advances of monsieur herve pierre, and reckon with. Celestine paulette goddard, the chambermaid, has a new job in the country, at the.
This presentation of diary of a chambermaid makes decent use of what appears to be a rather dilapidated source. Diary of a chambermaid is the fourth movie version and the second french language version of a scandalous 1900 novel that compared domestic service to slavery. Then she tries the neighbour, former officer mauger. Based on the novel by octave mirbeau, diary of a chambermaid is a noble experiment. Diary of a chambermaid streaming complet cb01streaming. Paulette goddard in the diary of a chambermaid, 1946. Stream gratuit celestine has a new job as a chambermaid for the quirky m.
Celestine paulette goddard, the chambermaid, has a new job in the country, at the lanlaires. Stream gratuit based on the english comic novel written by the brothers george and weedon grossmith in the 1880s. The diary of a chambermaid is, indeed, presented as a diary, chambermaid celestine r. Paulette goddard plays the title character, a saucy servant named celestine whose forthrightness has a curious effect on a wealthy parisian household. Diary of a chambermaid 1964 feature video dailymotion. In the novel, joseph, the valetwhom renoir films as a standin for.
Diary of a chambermaid the transition is certainly the most important factor in drawing a line on its entertainment values. Vf voir the diary of anne frank film complet streaming hd. This is an odd yarn, the type done so well by the french and so. The diary of a chambermaid 1946 the movie database tmdb. A little murder here and there to make sure you stay wide awake, a clear social hierarchy at a time when, unlike to the present, no one was really as good as anyone else, and quite comfortable about it. Luis bunuel, jeanclaude carriere, based on the novel by octave mirbeau phot.
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