The Diary of a Chambermaid

The Diary of a Chambermaid

🎞️ Movie 86 min US
โ˜… 6.5 /10 1946

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? Will sinister and inflexible Joseph let his views on Celestine be ruined? A quite disillusioned depiction of humanity.

Cast

Paulette Goddard
Paulette Goddard
Celestine
Burgess Meredith
Burgess Meredith
Captain Mauger
Hurd Hatfield
Hurd Hatfield
Georges Lanlaire
Francis Lederer
Francis Lederer
Joseph
Judith Anderson
Judith Anderson
Madame Lanlaire
Florence Bates
Florence Bates
Rose
Irene Ryan
Irene Ryan
Louise
Reginald Owen
Reginald Owen
Captain Lanlaire
Almira Sessions
Almira Sessions
Marianne
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Edward Astran
Townsman
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Michel Michelet
Composer
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Lucien N. Andriot
Cinematographer