---
title: 'Diary of a Chambermaid (2015)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Benoît Jacquot'
released: '2015-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 95
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'History'
countries:
  - 'France'
  - 'Belgium'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/diary-of-a-chambermaid-2015'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2711898/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Diary of a Chambermaid (2015)

2015 · 95 min · Drama, History · France, Belgium

Original title: Journal d'une femme de chambre

## Synopsis

Diary of a Chambermaid is a 2015 French drama film directed by Benoît Jacquot, co-written with Hélène Zimmer and based on Octave Mirbeau's 1900 novel of the same name. It stars Léa Seydoux as Célestine, a young and ambitious woman who works as a chambermaid for a wealthy couple in France during the early twentieth century. Mirbeau's original novel was adapted into films multiple times before, notably Jean Renoir's 1946 film and Luis Buñuel's 1964 film.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Benoît Jacquot](https://cinepixo.com/people/benoit-jacquot)
- **Screenplay:** [Benoît Jacquot](https://cinepixo.com/people/benoit-jacquot), [Hélène Zimmer](https://cinepixo.com/people/helene-zimmer)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Bruno Coulais](https://cinepixo.com/people/bruno-coulais)
- **Producer:** [Dardenne brothers](https://cinepixo.com/people/dardenne-brothers), [Jean-Pierre Guérin](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-pierre-guerin), [Luc Dardenne](https://cinepixo.com/people/luc-dardenne), [Jean-Pierre Dardenne](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-pierre-dardenne), [Delphine Tomson](https://cinepixo.com/people/delphine-tomson)
- **Director of Photography:** [Romain Winding](https://cinepixo.com/people/romain-winding)
- **Editor:** [Julia Grégory](https://cinepixo.com/people/julia-gregory)

## Cast

- [Clotilde Mollet](https://cinepixo.com/people/clotilde-mollet) as Madame Lanlaire
- [Dominique Reymond](https://cinepixo.com/people/dominique-reymond) as La placeuse
- [Aurélia Petit](https://cinepixo.com/people/aurelia-petit)
- [Édith Le Merdy](https://cinepixo.com/people/edith-le-merdy)
- [Joséphine Derenne](https://cinepixo.com/people/josephine-derenne) as Grand-mère de Georges
- [Rosette](https://cinepixo.com/people/rosette) as Rose
- [Maud Wyler](https://cinepixo.com/people/maud-wyler)
- [Vincent Lindon](https://cinepixo.com/people/vincent-lindon)
- [Patrick d'Assumçao](https://cinepixo.com/people/patrick-d-assumcao) as Captain
- [Hervé Pierre](https://cinepixo.com/people/herve-pierre) as Monsieur Lanlaire
- [Vincent Lacoste](https://cinepixo.com/people/vincent-lacoste)
- [Mélodie Valemberg](https://cinepixo.com/people/melodie-valemberg) as Marianne
- [Adriana Asti](https://cinepixo.com/people/adriana-asti) as La maquerelle
- [Léa Seydoux](https://cinepixo.com/people/lea-seydoux)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/diary-of-a-chambermaid-2015
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