The story takes place in France around 1900. Celestine, a fashionable girl, came to Normandy from turbulent Paris to work as a domestic maid. In the villa of the Lanlyle family, she faced a lecherous man and his frigid, bossy and jealous wife. Celestine is determined to avoid the tragic fate of Chef Marianne, who married and gave birth to a child who died, but desperately found herself pregnant again. The young maid was curious about the mysterious manservant Joseph's behavior: he handed out anti-Semitic leaflets and hinted that she could work as a prostitute for him in Cherbourg. After Jean Renoir (1946) and Louis Bruner (1964), Benoit Jacques once again chose Octave Milbo's novels to make a mockery of the bourgeoisie. The film takes a young woman who strives to save her life as the protagonist. From the perspective of her diary, Jacques shows seemingly powerless strength and seemingly powerful powerlessness. The image of the maid uncovers the dark hinterland hidden in the early 20th century and implies the uneasiness of today's life. Via Shadow Network
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