Le journal d'une femme de chambre /
A chambermaid with Paris flair gets a job at a country estate. The family she works for and the other staff members are a strange sort and she must learn the ways of country living and neighbor rivalry. After a child is murdered near the estate, she begins to have her suspicions as to whom may be re...
| Uniform Title: | Journal d'une femme de chambre (Motion picture) |
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| Other Authors: | , , , , , , , , , , , , |
| Format: | Video DVD |
| Language: | French |
| Language Notes: | French language soundtrack (mono) with optional English subtitles. |
| Published: |
[Irvington, NY] :
Criterion Collection,
[2001]
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| Series: | Criterion collection ;
117. Classic collection (Chicago, Ill.) |
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| Online Access: | Connect to Internet Movie Database for more information |
| Summary: | A chambermaid with Paris flair gets a job at a country estate. The family she works for and the other staff members are a strange sort and she must learn the ways of country living and neighbor rivalry. After a child is murdered near the estate, she begins to have her suspicions as to whom may be responsible. |
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| Item Description: | Based on the novel Le journal d'une femme de chambre by Octave Mirbeau. Originally released as a motion picture in 1964. Wide screen (2.35:1). Special features: Video interview with screenwriter and longtime Buñuel collaborator Jean-Claude Carrière ; original theatrical trailer, narrated by Jeanne Moreau. Includes transcript of a late-1970s interview with director Luis Buñuel on folded sheet. |
| Physical Description: | 1 videodisc (98 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 folded sheet |
| Format: | DVD; Dolby Digital mono; widescreen (2.35:1 aspect ratio). |
| Audience: | Not rated by MPAA. |
| Production Credits: | Director of photography, Roger Fellous ; editing, Louisette Hautecoeur ; production design, Georges Wakhevitch. |
| ISBN: | 0780024206 9780780024205 |
| Access: | 5 year lease: Oct. 3, 2008 - Oct. 2, 2013. |