Summary
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.
Cast
Jeanne Moreau
Céléstine
Georges Géret
Joseph
Michel Piccoli
Monsieur Monteil
Françoise Lugagne
Madame Monteil
Jean Ozenne
Monsieur Rabour
Daniel Ivernel
Captain Mauger
Bernard Musson
Le sacristain
Gilberte Géniat
Rose
Jean-Claude Carrière
Le curé
Muni
Marianne
Claude Jaeger
Le Juge
Madeleine Damien
La cuisinière des Monteil
Geymond Vital
Le brigadier sur le quai de la gare
Jean Franval
Le facteur
Marcel Rouzé
Le chef de gare
Jeanne Pérez
La commère
Andrée Tainsy
La paysanne
Pierre Collet
Le voyageur
Aline Bertrand
La voyageuse
Marc Eyraud
Le secrétaire du commissaire
Gabriel Gobin
Le brigadier qui vient arrêter Joseph
Dominique Zardi
Le policier
Françoise Bertin
(uncredited)
Joëlle Bernard
(uncredited)
Michel Dacquin
(uncredited)
Crew
Director, Writer
Luis Buñuel
Novel
Octave Mirbeau
Writer
Jean-Claude Carrière
Reviews
talisencrw
August 12, 2016
9
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.
Media
Status:
Released
Original Language:
French
Budget:
$0.00
Revenue:
$17,754.00
Keywords
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