Diary of a Chambermaid

In this sex drama, Paulette Goddard plays the title character, a saucy servant named Celestine whose forthrightness has a curious effect on a wealthy Parisian household. Determined to elevate her lot in life, Celestine uses her unsubtle charms to beguile her wishy-washy master Monsieur Lanlaire and Lanlaire’s wastrelly son Georges., An ambitious maid serves with an eccentric family that is rocked by murder., Something of an oddity, French director Jean Renoir uses an all-Anglo cast for this sex drama. Paulette Goddard plays Celestine, a saucy servant who disrupts the Parisian household she joins. Both the head of the household, Captain Lanlaire and his son Georges fall for her, as does their neighbour Captain Mauger (Burgess Meredith, Goddard’s then husband). But lovesick valet Joseph harbours a deep, secret desire for her: a desire so passionate he is willing to kill to gain her affection. With signing for the deaf and hard of hearing.