Diary of a Chambermaid (1964) - (The Criterion Collection - #117) [DVD9] [2001]

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.








Cast & Credits

Cast
Celestine Jeanne Moreau
Monsieur Monteil Michel Piccoli
Joseph Georges Géret
Captaine Mauger Daniel Ivernel
Madame Monteil Françoise Lugagne
Monsieur Rabour Jean Ozenne
Marianne Muni
The priest Jean-Claude Carrière


Credits
Director Luis Buñuel
Producer Serge Silberman and Michael Safra
Screenplay Luis Buñuel and Jean-Claude Carrière
From the novel by Octave Mirbeau
Cinematography Roger Fellous
Cameraman Adolphe Charlet
Decors and costumes Georges Wakhevitch
Sound Antoine Petitjean
Editing Louisette Hautecoeur
Assistant director Pierre Lary and Jean-Luis Buñuel
Production manager Henri Baum







DVD:
DVD RELEASE: June 5, 2001
STUDIO: Criterion
CATALOG: 117
SYSTEM: NTSC
SCREEN: 2.35:1
Black and White
AUDIO: French Dolby Digital Mono
SUBTITLES: English
RUNTIME (MOVIE): 98 minutes

EXTRACTION:
ENGINE: DVD Fab
DVD: Full Dual-Layer DVD
FILE EXTENSION: .ISO Image
FILE SIZE: 5.7 GB
SCANS (800 dpi): 27 MB

Disc Features:

* Spectacular new widescreen transfer, with digitally restored image and sound and enhanced for 16×9 televisions
* Video interview with screenwriter and longtime Buñuel collaborator Jean-Claude Carrière
* Transcript of a late 1970s interview with director Luis Bunuel
* Original theatrical trailer, narrated by Jeanne Moreau
* New and improved English subtitle translation
* Optimal image quality: RSDL dual-layer edition