Rotten Tomatoes
Cancel Movies Tv shows RT App News Showtimes

Diary of a Chambermaid

Play trailer Poster for Diary of a Chambermaid 1946 1h 26m Comedy Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist Tomatometer Popcornmeter
Tomatometer 3 Reviews 55% Popcornmeter 250+ Ratings
A gold-digging chambermaid (Paulette Goddard) eyes her brooding master (Hurd Hatfield) and drives a valet to murder.

Critics Reviews

View More
Geoff Andrew Time Out 01/26/2006
Less bitterly savage than Buuel, but equally sharp in its satire. Go to Full Review Justine Smith Vague Visages 11/21/2023
While far from his greatest work, Diary of a Chambermaid still has political power, largely thanks to the playful impishness of Goddard’s presence. Go to Full Review TV Guide 08/30/2006
3.5/4
A brilliant film which synthesizes the serious and the comic. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

Audience Reviews

View More
11/18/2017 Jean Renoir's uneven comedy/drama starts out brightly enough before it meanders into melodrama. See more 07/16/2017 ***SHOW ME SOMETHING ELSE IN THE JEAN RENIOR FILM COLLECTION*** See more 07/01/2013 2: Something just doesn't seem right here. A Hollywood version of Diary of a Chambermaid in English directed by Renoir? It seems obvious to me that this put Renoir off his game. The Bunuel version with Jeanne Moreau from about 18 years later is vastly superior in practically every way. Renoir just seems to be out of his element and the characters, sets, locations, dialogue, etc all seem to know it. Paulette Goddard is fine as Celestine, but nothing to write home about. The story seems a bit drained of vitality and life. There isn't enough verve, craziness, passion, etc to make one believe in the film. Too bad. I suspect Renoir could have done this well in other circumstances. See more 05/07/2012 Good for its time. Paulette Goddard gives us an amazing performance. See more 07/18/2010 Atmospheric Hollywood melodrama. The art direction is exquisite as is the black and white cinematography. Performances range from wooden (Goddard) to over the top (Meredith) Stand-outs ar Judith Anderson and Lederer as the brooding Joseph. Well worth a look. See more 01/30/2010 JR.French legend in the States. See more Read all reviews
Diary of a Chambermaid

My Rating

Read More Read Less POST RATING WRITE A REVIEW EDIT REVIEW

Cast & Crew

View All

Jean Renoir

Director

Paulette Goddard

Célestine

Burgess Meredith

Captain Mauger

Hurd Hatfield

Georges Lanlaire

Francis Lederer

Joseph

Judith Anderson

Madame Lanlaire
View All

Diary of a Chambermaid

Diary of a Chambermaid (1946) View more photos

Movie Info

Synopsis A gold-digging chambermaid (Paulette Goddard) eyes her brooding master (Hurd Hatfield) and drives a valet to murder.
Director
Jean Renoir
Producer
Benedict Bogeaus, Burgess Meredith
Screenwriter
André Heuzé, André de Lorde, Burgess Meredith, Octave Mirbeau, Thielly Nores
Distributor
United Artists
Production Co
Camden Productions, Inc.
Genre
Comedy, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jan 1, 1946, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Feb 10, 2017
Runtime
1h 26m
Aspect Ratio
Flat (1.37:1)