France / Belgium,
2015, 96 min
Directed by:
Benoît JacquotCinematography:
Romain WindingComposer:
Bruno CoulaisCast:
Léa Seydoux, Vincent Lindon, Clotilde Mollet, Hervé Pierre, Patrick d'Assumçao, Vincent Lacoste, Joséphine Derenne, Dominique Reymond, Rosette, Adriana Asti (more)Plots(1)
France, around 1900. Coming from the vibrancy of Paris, pert Célestine is procured as a chambermaid in Normandy. In the Lanlaire's villa she encounters the lecherous man of the house and his asexual, tyrannical and jealous wife. Célestine is determined to avoid the fate suffered by the cook Marianne who has already secretly killed one child born out of wedlock and now despairingly realises she is pregnant again. The lively maid is intrigued by what the mysterious manservant Joseph is up to: he distributes anti-Semitic leaflets and suggests that she could work for him as a prostitute in Cherbourg ... (Berlinale)
(more)Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
César Awards
- 2016 - Benoît Jacquot, Hélène Zimmer (Best Adaptation)
- 2016 - Best Costume Design
- 2016 - Best Production Design
Berlinale (Berlin International Film Festival)
- 2015 - Benoît Jacquot (Golden Bear for Best Film)