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      The Chambermaid on the Titanic

      Released Aug 14, 1998 1h 38m Comedy Drama List
      81% 16 Reviews Tomatometer 55% 500+ Ratings Audience Score A married French foundry worker (Olivier Martinez) eroticizes his encounter with a woman (Aitana Sánchez-Gijón) who apparently died on the ship. Read More Read Less

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      Audience Member The Chambermaid on the Titanic is a pretentious French art film that explores the power of storytelling. When a factory worker named Horty wins a ticket to go see the launching of the new luxury liner RMS Titanic, he returns with a tantalizing tale of a night that he spent with one of the ship's chambermaids, and with each telling the tale grows, attracting more and more people to come hear his stories. Olivier Martinez and Aitana Sanchez-Gijon give fairly strong performances and have impressive on-screen chemistry. However, the script (particularly the dialog) is poorly written. And the director doesn't do a very good job at selling the romanticism and passion of Horty's storytelling. Additionally, a lot of the satire and humor falls flat, and the special effects are horrendous (especially the Titanic models and graphics). Incredibly disappointing, The Chambermaid on the Titanic lacks focus and doesn't know what kind of film it wants to be. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/08/23 Full Review Audience Member Fanciful French film starts out well but quickly loses its way. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/27/23 Full Review Frances H A charming little fable that delineates the boundaries between dreams and reality. Olivier Martinez and Altana Sachez-Gijon shine and their made up story seems magical, but , as always, reality intrudes. An interesting contrast to the slick Hollywood stories of the fatal voyage of the doomed ship, and one that shows the continuing fascination with this theme.. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 03/16/13 Full Review Audience Member Quite possibly the first Bigas Luna movie that you could almost watch with your mom. It's also surprisingly the least entertaining movie of his that I've seen so far. Well I've really only seen 2 of them and those 2 you definitely couldn't watch with your mom. Unfortunately, this is also a little on the boring side. So, the lesson is that you sometimes shouldn't waste time watching stuff you can watch with your mom. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 01/20/23 Full Review Audience Member una cebolla hace milagros Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/24/23 Full Review Audience Member una excelente puesta en escena y una historia hasta bonita pero le hace falta algo Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/13/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      James Berardinelli ReelViews Rated: 3/4 Jan 1, 2000 Full Review Marjorie Baumgarten Austin Chronicle Rated: 3/5 Jan 1, 2000 Full Review Film Threat Rated: 3/5 Dec 6, 2005 Full Review Brandon Judell Critics Inc./America Online Overwhelmingly romantic, subtly cynical, and constantly entertaining, "The Chambermaid and the Titanic" is an example of how to make a superb film for less than $200 million. Sep 11, 2005 Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Rated: 3/5 Jun 26, 2005 Full Review Eric Lurio Greenwich Village Gazette Rated: 3/5 Jun 6, 2005 Full Review Read all reviews

      Movie Info

      Synopsis A married French foundry worker (Olivier Martinez) eroticizes his encounter with a woman (Aitana Sánchez-Gijón) who apparently died on the ship.
      Director
      Bigas Luna
      Producer
      Gérard Crosnier, Massimo Ferrero
      Screenwriter
      Didier Decoin, Cuca Canals, Jean-Louis Benoît, Bigas Luna
      Distributor
      Samuel Goldwyn Company
      Production Co
      Rodeo Drive, Tornasol Films S.A.
      Genre
      Comedy, Drama
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Theaters)
      Aug 14, 1998, Wide
      Box Office (Gross USA)
      $330.6K
      Runtime
      1h 38m
      Sound Mix
      Surround, Dolby Digital, DTS