The Diary of a Chambermaid
2026•1h 34m•Released
DramaComedy
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
Languages
English, French, Romanian
Studio
SBS Productions
Cast
Ana Dumitrașcu
Gianina
Marie Rivière
Madame Anne
Louen Bouteiller
Louen
Arnaud Baudoin
Kalil
Mélanie Thierry
Marguerite Donnadieu
Vincent Macaigne
Pierre Donnadieu
Ilinca Manolache
Ilinca
Sofia Dragoman
Maria
Liliana Ghiță
Bunica
Kahina Mounier
Theatre Member
Doralice Aberrane
Theatre Member
Louve Proust
Louve
Prince Longo
Theatre Member
Samuel Ame
Theatre Member
François Briault
Jacques
Production
Company
SBS Productions
Company
Avanpost
Producer
Saïd Ben Saïd
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