Diary Of A Chambermaid (1964) ***1/2

Almost completely devoid of the surrealism present in all of Luis Buñuel's films that I've seen so far, Diary Of A Chambermaid (1964), the first of six screenplays Buñuel co-wrote with Jean-Claude Carrière, is based on Octave Mirbeau's 1900 novel. While my least favorite of the Buñuel films that I've seen, it's still a very good drama with comic touches and great performances. Jeanne Moreau is a good Célestine, the titular character, but I can't help but wonder how the film would have differed if Silvia Pinal, Buñuel's original choice (rejected by the French producers) had been cast.

You can find my Luis Buñuel Films Ranked list here.