The Diary of a Chambermaid (1946)

Directed by

Jean Renoir

Genre

drama film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 22m

Rated

U

Rating

6.2 of 10 from 39 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A new chambermaid joins a wealthy household and stirs up tension among the family and staff. Her presence changes the dynamics in unsettling ways.

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What happens

The Diary of a Chambermaid is a 1946 American drama film about a newly hired servant who severely disrupts a wealthy family. The film was based on the 1900 novel of the same title by Octave Mirbeau and the play Le journal d'une femme de Chambre, written by André de Lorde, with André Heuse and Thielly Nores. The film was directed by Jean Renoir, and starred Paulette Goddard, Burgess Meredith, Hurd Hatfield, and Francis Lederer. It was named the eighth best English-language film of 1946 by the National Board of Review. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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