The Diary of a Chambermaid (2027)
Gianina, a young Romanian, works as a housekeeper for a bourgeois family in Bordeaux. In the evenings, she rehearses the role of a maid with an amateur theater troupe in an adaptation of The Diary of a Chambermaid by Octave Mirbeau. She takes care of Louen, her employers’ son, while her own daughter is growing up far from her, in Romania. The maternal absence deepens into a wound but, as Christmas approaches, the promise of a reunion begins to take shape.
Director:
Radu Jude
Writer:
Radu Jude
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Ana Dumitrașcu as Gianina |
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Mélanie Thierry as Marguerite Donnadieu |
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Vincent Macaigne as Pierre Donnadieu |
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Marie Rivière as Madame Anne |
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Louen Bouteiller as Louen |
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Arnaud Baudoin as Kalil |
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Ilinca Manolache as Ilinca |
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Sofia Dragoman as Maria |
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Liliana Ghiță as Bunica |
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Kahina Mounier as Theatre Member |
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Doralice Aberrane as Theatre Member |
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Louve Proust as Louve |
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Prince Longo as Theatre Member |
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Samuel Ame as Theatre Member |
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François Briault as Jacques |
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Olivier Galinou as Pascal |
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Jürgen Genuit as Marcus |
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Amélie Prévot as Agathe |
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Lili Guillonneau as Marie |
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Emilie Vaudou as Alice |
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Anastasia Coltatu as Maria's Friend |
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Ulysse Nzimenya as Worker |
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Erik Saib as Worker |
| Directing | Radu Jude | Director |
| Writing | Radu Jude | Screenplay |
| Production | Saïd Ben Saïd | Producer |
| Camera | Marius Panduru | Director of Photography |
| Costume & Make-Up | Charlotte Richard | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Elsa Gendre | Makeup Department Head |
| Costume & Make-Up | Elsa Gendre | Key Makeup Artist |
| Directing | Rufine Godbille | Second Assistant Director |
| Camera | Guy Ferrandis | Still Photographer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Marie Sara Dumas | Wardrobe Assistant |
| Costume & Make-Up | Suzanne Dureau | Costumer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Mathilde Rochais-Gensac | Costume Assistant |
| Costume & Make-Up | Marie Poupinet | Costume Assistant |
| Production | Kevin Chneiweiss | Producer |
| Directing | Jeanne Tassy | First Assistant Director |
| Lighting | Octavian Andreescu | Gaffer |
| Editing | Catalin Cristutiu | Editor |
| Production | Dan Alexandru Ciocazan | Location Manager |
| Art | Matthias Garrouste | Property Master |
| Art | Stéphanie Delpech | Production Design |
| Sound | Damien Luquet | Sound |
| Writing | Octave Mirbeau | Novel |