Diary of a Chambermaid Movie Review 1946

A chambermaid wants to marry a rich man and finds herself the object of desire of a poor servant willing to commit murder for her. Excellent comic drama, but very stylized in direction and set design. Produced during Renoir's years in Hollywood. Adapted from a story by Octave Mirbeau, later turned into a play. Remade in 1964 by Luis Bumel.

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Available on VHS
Running time 86 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Comedy Drama, Wrong Side of the Tracks, The Help: Female

Cast

Paulette Goddard, Burgess Meredith, Hurd Hatfield, Francis Lederer, Judith Anderson, Florence Bates, Almira Sessions, Reginald Owen

Director

Jean Renoir

Producer

United Artists Pictures