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04/03/1964 Drama, Comedy 1h 37m
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Overview

Celestine has a new job as a chambermaid for the quirky M. Monteil, his wife and her father. When the father dies, Celestine decides to quit her job and leave, but when a young girl is raped and murdered, Celestine believes that the Monteils' groundskeeper, Joseph, is guilty, and stays on in order to prove it. She uses her sexuality and the promise of marriage to get Joseph to confess -- but things do not go as planned.

  1. Luis Buñuel

    Director, Writer

  2. Jean-Claude Carrière

    Writer

Top billed cast

  1. Jeanne Moreau

    Céléstine

  2. Georges Géret

    Joseph

  3. Michel Piccoli

    Monsieur Monteil

  4. Françoise Lugagne

    Madame Monteil

  5. Jean Ozenne

    Monsieur Rabour

  6. Daniel Ivernel

    Captain Mauger

  7. Bernard Musson

    Le sacristain

  8. Gilberte Géniat

    Rose

  9. Jean-Claude Carrière

    Le curé

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Reviews

A review by talisencrw
Written by talisencrw on 2016-08-12
Solid. One of my favourites, both in terms of Bunuel (my 4th favourite director ever) and of Moreau. Sheer, unadulterated genius. There was never anyone quite like him and there never will be again--and that's a dirty rotten shame. Paraphrasing David Thomson, he once said that every film frame from both Renoir or Bunuel was perfectly shot. And thankfully he was accurate.
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Status
Released

Original Language
French

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$17,754.00

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