Diary of a Chambermaid

Diary of a Chambermaid

2015 · 96 min · FR · 5.2 (175 votes)
Dir. Benoît Jacquot · Starring Léa Seydoux, Vincent Lindon, Clotilde Mollet, Hervé Pierre, Mélodie Valemberg, Patrick d'Assumçao · Music Bruno Coulais
Drama

In the late 19th century, a chambermaid from Paris relocates to a remote household in Provence, engages in trysts and finds herself enraptured with a coach driver.

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A simmering, sensual drama of repressed desires and social climbing. It feels like a slow, intoxicating descent into the hidden lives and unspoken tensions of a provincial household, where every glance and touch carries weight.

eroticmelancholicclaustrophobicsensualslow-burnperiod dramaarthousepsychologicalerotic dramaclass struggledesirefemale agencysocial hierarchy
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