Le journal d'une femme de chambre

I don't spend too much time reading reviews, but when I see the World Socialist Web Site in the external reviews section of IMDB, I always seek out their unique slant. So, it was disappointing when they were not in the list for Diary of a Chambermaid since I definitely needed some perspective on this relatively restrained and "realistic" Buñuel. When the weird go normal, you start looking between the lines (e.g. Lynch's The Straight Story).

It takes rigor to keep from drifting between:

1. Believing that something is worthy of critique


2. Agreeing with a particular critique


3. Agreeing with the philosophy behind a critique


4. Agreeing with the solution proposed by that philosophy

I am almost always with the Socialists on #1, less on #2, rarely on #3 and almost never on #4.

Rating: 7 out of 10

Recommended also: The Exterminating Angel is an ideal introduction to the Spanish surrealist's work.