Diary of a Chambermaid

DVD. 1965.

Nyskick. Fodral i nyskick. This wicked adaptation of the Octave Mirbeau novel is classic Luis Buñuel. Jeanne Moreau is Celestine, a beautiful Parisian domestic who, upon arrival at her new job at an estate in provincial 1930s France, entrenches herself in sexual hypocrisy and scandal with her philandering employer (Buñuel regular Michel Piccoli). Filmed in luxurious black-and-white Franscope, Diary of a Chambermaid is a raw-edged tangle of fetishism and murder—and a scathing look at the burgeoning French fascism of the era.

France
1964
98 minutes
Black & White
2.35:1
French
SPECIAL FEATURES

Spectacular new widescreen transfer, with digitally restored image and sound and enhanced for 16x9 televisions
Video interview with screenwriter and longtime Buñuel collaborator Jean-Claude Carrière
Transcript of a late 1970s interview with director Luis Bunuel
Original theatrical trailer, narrated by Jeanne Moreau
New and improved English subtitle translation
Optimal image quality: RSDL dual-layer edition
New cover by Keiko Kimura