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Diary of a Chambermaid

Diary of a Chambermaid (1964)

1964-03-04 · 97 min · Rating 7.10/10 (229 votes)

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.

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antisemitism based on novel or book bigotry bourgeoisie catholicism chambermaid class differences clergy clergyman fascist fetishism france french police frigidity gardener human nature marriage military veteran murder neighbor feud parisian woman pedophilia provincial life racism rape rural setting sadism sexless marriage sexual repression sexuality