Diary of a Chambermaid

“Deceive and work.” The story of an ambitious and beautiful chambermaid in the employment of a wealthy family in the French countryside.

Célestine, an ambitious and beautiful chambermaid arrives to work for the well-to-do Lanlaire family in the French countryside. There she must face the sexual proposals of her employer and abide his ill-tempered wife who rules the household with an iron fist while growing ever more fascinated with Joseph, a secretive gardener with anti-Semitic views. After Jean Renoir and Luis Buňuel, Benoît Jacquot is the third director to adapt Octave Mirbeau’s famous novel for the silver screen.

Awards: Lumiere Awards, France 2016: Best Actor.