Diary of a Chambermaid (Two original photographs of Luis Buñuel and Jeanne Moreau on the set of the 1964 film)

Luis Buñuel (director, screenwriter); Octave Mirbeau (novel); Jean-Claude Carriere (screenwriter); Jeanne Moreau, Georges Geret, Daniel Ivernel, Muni (starring)

Published by N.p., N.p., 1964

About this Item

Two vintage borderless reference photographs from the set of the 1964 film, one showing actress Jeanne Moreau embracing director Luis Buñuel, the other showing Buñuel and Moreau in conversation between takes, with a camera crew in the background. With a provenance stamp on the verso, along with manuscript pencil and ink annotations. Based on Octave Mirbeau's 1900 novel, which follows a chambermaid in 1930s France whose Parisian beauty and sophistication at turns alienate and arouse the bourgeoisie members of the country house where she has recently found employment. Shot on location in Seine-Maritime, Saint-Maurice, and Essonne, France. 7.25 x 9.5 inches. Near Fine. Criterion Collection 117.

Seller Inventory # 150596

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Diary of a Chambermaid (Two original photographs of Luis Buñuel and Jeanne Moreau on the set of the 1964 film)
• Publisher: N.p., N.p.
• Publication Date: 1964
• Seller catalogs:
  • Photographs
  • Films with Literary Sources
  • On the Set
  • Film Still Photographs
  • Mystery and Crime