all human emotions, but it is shared not only by the bourgeoisie but also by the great majority of us… Little people, humble people, even those who are practically penniless. And I, with all my indignation, all my passion for destruction, I, too, am not free of it. I, who am oppressed by wealth, who realise it to be the source of all misery, all my vices and hatred, all the bitterest humiliations that I have to suffer, all my impossible dreams and all the endless torment of my existence, still, all the time, as soon as I find myself in the presence of a rich person, I cannot help looking up to him, as some exceptional and splendid being, a kind of marvelous divinity, and in spite of myself, stronger than either my will or my reason, I feel rising from the very depths of my being, a sort of incense of admiration for this wealthy creature, who is all too often as stupid as he is pitiless. Isn’t it crazy? And why... why?» Adaptations Film The novel has been loosely adapted for cinema four times: 1916, in Russia, by M. Martov, under the title Dnevnik gornitchnoi (Дневник горничной). 1946, an American film, The Diary of a Chambermaid, directed by Jean Renoir, starring Paulette Goddard. 1964, Le Journal d’une femme de chambre, by Luis Buñuel, in French, starring Jeanne Moreau, Georges Géret and Michel Piccoli. 2015, Journal d’une femme de chambre, by Benoît Jacquot, in French, starring Léa Seydoux and Vincent Lindon. Stage It was also made into a play by Andre Heuse, André de Lorde, and Thielly Nores. Plenty of theatrical adaptations have been made during the last 20 years, in French, but also in Italian, English, Spanish, Dutch and German. In 2004, a new American theatrical adaptation of Diary of A Chambermaid produced by Antonia Fairchild and directed by Adrian Giurgea, had its world-premiere in New York City. References External links The Book Octave Mirbeau, Le Journal d’une femme de chambre, Éditions du Boucher, 2003. Octave Mirbeau, Le Journal d’une femme de chambre, audio version Octave Mirbeau, A Chambermaid’s Diary, Tucker, 1900. Octave Mirbeau, Celestine: The Diary of a Chambermaid, Olympia Press, 2008. About The Book Pierre Michel, . Serge Duret, « Le Journal d’ une femme de chambre, ou la redécouverte du modèle picaresque », Cahiers Octave Mirbeau, n° 2, 1995, p. 101-124. Anita Staron, «