The Diary of a Chambermaid

The story

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.

Cast & crew

Ana DumitrașcuGianina

Marie RivièreMadame Anne

Louen BouteillerLouen

Arnaud BaudoinKalil

Mélanie ThierryMarguerite Donnadieu

Vincent MacaignePierre Donnadieu

Ilinca ManolacheIlinca

Sofia Dragoman

Sofia DragomanMaria

Liliana Ghiță

Liliana GhițăBunica

Kahina Mounier

Kahina MounierTheatre Member

Doralice Aberrane

Doralice AberraneTheatre Member

Louve Proust

Louve ProustLouve