#m: diary of a chambermaid

[isabelladjanis]

Léa Seydoux Journal d'une femme de chambre, 2015

[sometimes3always]

So many things to get done...and so little motivation...

[filmap]

Le journal d'une femme de chambre / Diary of a Chambermaid Luis Buñuel. 1964

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[7thartheaven]

On the set of Diary of a Chambermaid (1964), Luis Buñuel

[uiltoncezar]

diary of a chambermaid / luis bunuel

[romanceyourdemons]

this poor lady is asking her priest for sex position recommendations

[nicklloydnow]

Paulette Goddard, ‘The Diary Of A Chambermaid’ (1946)

“After a few banal and laboured exchanges about the more futile events of the day, the conversation gradually became general, and eventually settled down to a discussion of standards of propriety in society. All these poor devils, these pathetic men and women, forgetting the looseness of their own lives, displayed a relentless severity towards anyone who they suspected, not of any social offense, but merely oh having, at one time or another, shown too little respect for those social standards which alone they regarded as binding. Living, in a sense, outside their own social ideal, thrust aside, so to speak, by a way of life whose proprieties and observances were their only religion, they seemed to imagine that, by expelling others, they themselves would be readmitted. Their approach to the question was really extremely comical. For them, the whole world was divided into two: those things that were 'done’, and those that were not; those people it was permissible to entertain, and those who on no account could be invited into one's house . . . And these two major-divisions of the world were again split up into an infinity of sub-divisions. Thus, there were some people with whom it was permissible to dine, and others whom one might only call on—and vice versa . . . those one might entertain at one's own table, and those who could only be invited—and then only on strictly prescribed conditions—to one's evening parties . . . Then there were those people whose invitations to dinner must be refused and whom one should on no account receive in one's own house, and others that it was permissible to receive but not to dine with . . . Or again, there were people one might invite to lunch but never to dinner, and yet others with whom one might dine in the country but not in Paris, and so on, and so on. And all this was based on precise and exacting precedents derived from the behaviour of the most exclusive circles of society . . .

'Subtlety,’ declared Viscount Lahyrais, sportsman, clubman, gambler and cheat. '. . . . that's what really counts. Whether anyone really belongs to society or not, depends entirely on his ability to observe these fine distinctions.'

I don't think I've ever listened to such dreary rubbish! Hearing them talk, I couldn't help being sorry for the wretched creatures.” - Octave Mirbeau, ‘The Diary of a Chambermaid’ (1900 [p. 159, 160]

[emmybrown]

these two should have been in a gothic movie together like damnn look at the material

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Le journal d'une femme de chambre, Luis Buñuel, 1964

[claveandcovenant]

— TLH Face Claims

Cordelia Carstairs - Golshifteh Farahani (Finding Altamira)

Lucie Herondale - Alexis Bledel (Tuck Everlasting)

Grace Blackthorn - Lea Seydoux (Diary of a Chambermaid)

[davidhudson]

Jeanne Moreau and Luis Buñuel on the set of Diary of a Chambermaid (1964).

[archduchessofnowhere]

Archduchess Marie Valerie's diary entry on her engagement to Archduke Franz Salvator the Christmas Eve of 1888:

December 24. Christmas Eve … as I write this, I have long been in Munich - it is January 3, 1889. (On December 24) Papa [Emperor Franz Josef] spoke so dryly about tonight that it could almost have offended me if I didn't know that he was only pretending that his whole heart wasn't in it, and Mama [Empress Elisabeth] was sad. [Crown Prince] Rudolf was watching her, then me, and was very friendly. Little Elisabeth [Rudolf's daughter] was very happy about the presents and played with her things while we dined in the Alexandrian room on the left. After dinner, I took [Crown Princess] Stephanie aside and told her my decision, whereupon she immediately congratulated me. Everything passed me by almost as if in a dream. Rudolf and Stephanie left with the King [?] before seven o'clock and Mama promised to come over with us as soon as it was done. When the three of us were now in Mama's toilet room, Papa said he was surprised that Stephanie didn't find it offensive that Rudolf had been taken into confidence [regarding the engagement] before her… they should get him. Mama hugged him and said with sisterly tenderness: "I love you so much." I can't say how happy that made me, because it made him feel so good, he hugged her and asked with great emotion: "No, really? It hasn't been for a long time." Excited as I was, I immediately began to cry and yet I was doubly happy that it was Franz [Salvator, Archduke of Austria-Tuscany]'s and my bond of pure young love that had brought my parents this sacred and beautiful hour of union. The intimate union of the parents among themselves, with me and even with Rudolf seems to me the clearest proof of the blessing that rests on our love… I plucked up the courage to throw myself on Papa's chest, although he showed me no particular tenderness and then went out… Then Mama and I said our evening prayers as usual and about half past 7 I hugged her crying and begged her to forgive me for anything I ever did wrong against her as I closed out my sunny life as a free girl. In her overwhelming kindness, she said she wished there was more to forgive, then it wouldn't be so hard for her to give me up… Beating heart into the study room after I had prayed at the prayer stool; here he sat with Zummel [Countess Marie Kornis, lady-in-waiting], who immediately went out…. I shook his hand… "So Franz, now I want to give you my answer - do you still have me on loan? Do you still want me?" "Yes." "Well - there I am - there you have me." I was so excited that I don't remember if he said anything right away: all I know is that he leaned down to me without letting go of my hand and pretended to kiss me without actually giving me a kiss. I returned this embrace, which seemed a little too cool to me, putting as much tenderness into it as was possible, and then really looked into his dear eyes. Such an inexpressible happiness radiated from them that it soon passed into my soul and I realized that I was happy, very happy. He struggled for words and said: "You have given me the most beautiful Christmas. You make me infinitely, unspeakably happy." "And you forgive me for putting you off for so long and for everything I did to you? Because you suffered a lot for me." "Yes," he said simply. Then I took the little gold locket that I was wearing on a red ribbon around my neck and gave it to him… He immediately put it on his necklace. We held hands. Valérie: "Now I'm yours for time and eternity." "And I'll be yours forever." "Forever - how much I've prayed for that." Franz: "And me too." "Now we thank God too," I said and we knelt down together, blissfully united, and prayed with overflowing hearts. Then we put the cross on each other's foreheads.

Now I went out and told Gusti [Auguste von Heidt, Valerie's chambermaid] that I would ask Mama to come up. Like all of us, she had put aside her mourning for the day [Elisabeth's father, Duke Max in Bavaria, had died on November 15] and was youthfully dazzlingly beautiful when she came in with Papa and tenderly embraced me and then Franz as well, tearfully telling him that she gave him everything, that he should make me happy. We kissed Papa's hand and he also kissed Franz so sweetly and said kind words to him. Then Mama gave Franz a big pastel picture of me. Papa looked at us for a long time with amusement: "Valérie is looking very happy." It may have been 8 o'clock when we went over to Rudolf's, Papa and Mama in front, Franz and I behind - arm in arm. He gave us a very friendly welcome and even kissed Franz. We only stayed for a very short time and when we came back, Mama sent for Zummel, who was crying so much that she couldn't say anything other than whether I was happy… Mama hugged dear Zummel so sweetly: "We're off now." Then she told her to give Franz a hug, which he replied very sweetly and simply.

Papa and Mama went to sleep, and Franz and I gradually tried to realize that this blissful reality was not a dream. We had discussed with Papa and Mama that he should travel with us to Munich instead of visiting Manni [Albert, 8th Prince of Thurn und Taxis, Valerie's cousin] in Regensburg… I also asked him if he had any premonitions for today. "Yes, because Zummel was so terribly upset." We then wrote telegrams together to his parents [Archduke Karl Salvator and Archduchess Maria Immacolata], Grandmama [Duchess Ludovika in Bavaria], Gisela [Princess of Bavaria, Valerie's sister], Amélie [Duchess in Bavaria, Valerie's cousin] and Manni. He looked over my shoulders, fixed my hairpins, looked happy, but didn't give me a kiss, even though I laid my cheek against his for a second. After 9 o'clock, Zummel reminded us to leave and we said goodnight.

Schad, Martha and Schad, Horst [ed] (1998). Das Tagebuch der Lieblingstochter von Kaiserin Elisabeth. 1878-1899 (Translation done by DeepL. Please keep in mind that in a machine translation a lot of nuance may/will be lost)

[magicaldestinyharmony]

Mangas/whas Pantry!

Here is a list of mangas and manhwas ingredients! Please pick your main ingredient! Once done, add any extra (i.e. tropes) ingredients you want when submitting a request! Have fun with it! (I will update this list regularly as I always read buy new ones!)

◇ 7th Time Loop: The Villainess Enjoys a Carefree Life Married to Her Worst Enemy!

◇ A Deal With My Fake Husband

◇ A Fairy-Tale Ending for a Fake

◇ A Handbook for Villainesses

◇ A Golden Fate That Transcends Time

◇ A Red Laurel to My Emperor

◇ A Talnted Maid

◇ A Simple Guide To Surviving as a Stepmom

◇ A Villainess for the Tyrant

◇ A World Without You

◇ Becoming a Family With the Duke and His Dear Son

◇ Behind Her Highness's Smile

◇ Beloved by the Male Lead's Nephew

◇ Big Spender in a Busted Game

◇ Black Chains

◇ Breaking News: I'm Married to the Grand Duke?!

◇ Bride of the Death God

◇ Carnephelia's Curse is Never Ending

◇ Catherine's Key to a Happy Life

◇ Childcare Diary With the Villain

◇ Contractual Marriage to a Surly Duke

◇ Corrupting the Heroine's First Love

◇ Do You Need Salvation?

◇ Even if the Villain's Daughter Regresses

◇ Flirting with the Villain's Dad

◇ From Misery to Majesty

◇ Ginger and the Cursed Prince

◇ Here Comes the Silver Spoon!

◇ Hi, I'm a Witch, and My Crush Wants Me to Make a Love Potion

◇ His Majesty's Proposal

◇ How to Perfectly End a Contract Marriage

◇ How to Survive as a Maid in a Horror Game

◇ How to Survive in a Horror Game

◇ I Became a Childhood Friend of the Obsessive Sub Male Lead

◇ I Became a Sitter for the Obsessive Villains

◇ I Became the Mother of the Evil Male Lead

◇ I Became the Tyrant's Chambermaid

◇ I Became the Young Villain's Sister-in-Law

◇ I Don't Trust My Twin

◇ I Don't Want to Be a Lady

◇ I Raised a Black Dragon

◇ I Shall Master This Family

◇ I Tamed the Male Lead Who Tried to Kill Me

◇ I Thought My Husband Was Supposed to Die?

◇ I Was Tricked Into This Fake Marriage!

◇ I Will Become the Villain's Poison Taster

◇ I Will Fall With the Emperor

◇ I'll Predict Your Happy Ending

◇ I'm Deleting Them From My Life

◇ I'm Not the Final Boss' Lover

◇ I'm the Tutor of the Twin Highnesses

◇ I'm a Villainess with a Handsome Husband

◇ If the Villainess and Villain Met and Fell in Love

◇ Imprisoned with the Horror Game's Male Lead

◇ Just the Male Lead's Friend

◇ Lady Baby Is a Revenge Maker

◇ Lady Leone Must Survive!

◇ Let's Live Together

◇ Life as the Maid of the Prisoner Prince

◇ Life With My Loving In-Laws

◇ Living Unmarried With My Time Bound Lover

◇ Loved by the Villains

◇ Marry My Husband

◇ Materialistic Lady

◇ May I Kill You, Your Highness?

◇ Mistaken as the Monster Duke’s Wife

◇ My Alternate Ending

◇ My Condition is Divorce

◇ My Prince Needs Saving!

◇ Named Player Elaise: The Emperor's Lady

◇ No More Regrets, Just Kill Me

◇ No, I Only Charmed the Princess!

◇ Obey the Flowers

◇ Please Sponser My Revenge

◇ Raffine's Plan: Save My Favorite Character

◇ Roxana

◇ Run, Meil

◇ Siella's Revenge Affair

◇ Sistervention

◇ Stuck in a Time Loop: When All Else Fails, Be a Villainess

◇ Stuck With the Protagonist

◇ Syrinx, the Villain Healer

◇ The 100th Time's the Charm: She Was Excuted 99 Times, So How Did She Unlock "Super Love" Mode?!

◇ The 31st Consort

◇ The Archduke's Adopted Saint

◇ The Archvillain's Dying Nanny

◇ The Beloved Bashful Villainess

◇ The Beloved Fake Saint

◇ The Betrayed Woman's Prince

◇ The Blooming Baby Boss Lady

◇ The Cost of a Broken Heart

◇ The Crow's Prince

◇ The Duke’s Cursed Charm

◇ The Duke’s Darling Daughter-in-Law

◇ The Dying Villainess Denies Adoption

◇ The Emperor Thinks I'm Dying

◇ The Fake Lady and Her Rabbit Duke

◇ The Falcon Princess

◇ The Flower That Swallowed the Beast

◇ The Guide's Fatal Failure

◇ The Hero's Saviour

◇ The Lady with a Mask

◇ The Lovable Maid

◇ The Matchmaker Gets Matched!

◇ The Monster Male Lead Living Under My Bed

◇ The Painless Player

◇ The Perks of Being a Villainess

◇ The Perks of Being an S-Class Heroine

◇ The S-Class Lady

◇ The Saintess Returns to the Emperor

◇ The Siren: Becoming the Villain's Family

◇ The Unintentionally Ideal Adopted Daughter

◇ The Villain's Daughter-in-Law

◇ The Villainess Captured the Grand Duke

◇ The Villainess Needs Her Tyrant

◇ The Villainess Turns the Hourglass

◇ The Villainess's Blind Date Is Too Perfect

◇ The Wicked Ladies-in-Waiting

◇ Tired of Living in Fiction

◇ True Love Fades Away When the Contarct Ends

◇ Valia, Tribute to Shuden

◇ Villain Fiancé Is in My Way of Happiness

◇ When Cinderella's Magic Fades Away

◇ When Two Villains Meet

◇ Who Knew Dragons Could Be This Cute

◇ Wicked No More

◇ Will You Marry Me Under Contract, Your Highness?

◇ Your Grace, Please Fail For Once

Psst... If you still can't find what you're looking for, message me. There's a big chance I'll know what you're talking about but didn't include it in the list!

[bitter69uk]

Currently half-watching (well, it’s on TV in the background while I’m working): middling, nondescript and forgotten 1954 British film noir The Stranger Came Home (released as The Unholy Four in the US). Its borderline incomprehensible plot concerns amnesia, double-crossing and murder. I’m only half paying attention – I’ve half-watched it before. The Stranger is most notable for the presence of a genuine down-on-her luck Hollywood star: Paulette Goddard. In the thirties and forties, she triumphed as an A-list leading lady directed by prestigious names like her then-husband Charles Chaplin (Modern Times (1936)), George Cukor (The Women (1939)), Jean Renoir (Diary of a Chambermaid (1946)) and multiple collaborations with Cecil B DeMille in some of his lush big budget historical epics and starred opposite Gary Cooper, Bob Hope and John Wayne. At one point, Goddard was a dead cert to portray Scarlett O’Hara until Vivien Leigh came along. By the fifties, her stardom had waned to the point she was reduced to toiling in b-movies like Babes in Bagdad (1952) (co-starring burlesque queen Gypsy Rose Lee!), Vice Squad (1953), Paris Model (aka Nude at Midnight) (1953), Sins of Jezebel (1953) – and this one! Anyway, back to The Stranger: there’s a fun moment when Goddard – clad in a black cocktail dress (you can her the rustle of its crinoline when she moves) – flees for her life from a killer, but still stops to collect her mink coat on her way out the door. I suspect it’s what she would have done in real life. Don’t feel too sorry for Goddard: in ’58 she “married well” (to author Erich Maria Remarque), mostly retired from acting and spent the rest of her days as an affluent socialite, dripping in diamonds and jet-setting between homes in Switzerland and New York. Pictured: Goddard in The Stranger Came Home. You can watch it here.

[uiltoncezar]

diary of a chambermaid / luis bunuel