Diary of a Chambermaid

Diary of a Chambermaid (French: Journal d'une femme de chambre) is a 2015 French drama film directed by Benoît Jacquot, co-written with Hélène Zimmer and based on Octave Mirbeau's 1900 novel of the same name. It stars Léa Seydoux as Célestine, a young and ambitious woman who works as a chambermaid for a wealthy couple in France during the early twentieth century. Mirbeau's original novel was adapted into films multiple times before, notably Jean Renoir's 1946 film and Luis Buñuel's 1964 film. The film had its world premiere at the main competition of the 65th Berlin International Film Festival on 7 February 2015, where it was nominated for the Golden Bear. It was theatrically released in France by Mars Distribution on 1 April.