The Diary of a Chambermaid

Celestine, the chambermaid, starts a new job in the country at the Lanlaires, determined to use her beauty to seduce a wealthy man. Mr. Lanlaire is not a viable choice, since Madame Lanlaire firmly controls the house with help from the strange valet Joseph. Celestine then tries the neighbor, former officer Mauger, and this seems to work. But soon the Lanlaires' son returns: young, attractive, and not sharing his mother's antirepublican opinions. Celestine's beauty attracts Captain Mauger, young Georges Lanlaire, and Joseph—three men from three social classes with three different conceptions of life. Will Celestine be able to convince Georges of her sincerity?