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Studio Canal
Directed by: Luis Buñuel
Featuring: Jeanne Moreau, Michel Piccoli, Georges Geret, Daniel Ivernel, Francoise Lugagne, Jean Ozenne, Muni, Gilberte Geniat, Jean-Claude Carriere, Bernard Musson, Claude Jaeger, Dominique Sauvage-Dandieux
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.
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Technical Specifications
Format:
DVD
Disc:
DVD-9 (1 Disc)
Total: 1 Disc
Regions:
1/2/3/4/5/6 (DVD)
Aspect Ratio:
2.35:1
Audio Options:
French Dolby Digital Mono 1.0
Resolution:
480p/29.97
Subtitles:
English
Supplements
Types of Supplements Included: Interview, Theatrical Trailer, Insert
- Video interview with screenwriter and longtime Bunuel collaborator Jean-Claude Carriere
- Original theatrical trailer, narrated by Jeanne Moreau
- Insert featuring an essay by Michael Atkinson and a transcript of a late 1970s interview with director Luis Buñuel
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Release Credits
Producer: Kim Hendrickson
Artwork: David Cohen
Release Notes on Restoration
Diary of a Chambermaid
Diary of a Chambermaid is presented in its original Francoscope aspect ratio of 2.35:1. Created on a high-definition Spirit Datacine, this new 16x9-enhanced digital transfer was mastered from a newly struck 35mm fine-grain master positive, made from the original negative. The restored sound was mastered from a 35mm magnetic track.