4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on October 5, 2018

Luis Bunuel made a name for himself ever since his early work on Un Chien Andalou (1929) as king of the surrealist filmmakers. That and bashing the bourgeoisie. Some might be surprised in finding that Diary of a Chambermaid, adapted from the eponymous 1900 novel of Octave Mirbeau, is a...   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on October 2, 2018

If Bunuel’s well-remembered adaptation of this material is considerably darker and biting as his pictures always seem to be, then Jean Renoir’s version is fittingly consistent with his own sentiments and oeuvre. Celestine, as played by the ever precocious Paulette Goddard, looks to be o   read more

Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on April 2, 2018

Diary of a Chambermaid Directed by Luís Buñuel Written by Luís Buñuel and Jean-Claude Carriere from a novel by Octave Mirbeau 1964/France/Italy Repeat viewing/Netflix rental I was underwhelmed by Luis Buñuel’s remake of Jean Renoir 1946 film of the same name. Parisienne chambermaid Celesti   read more