The Chambermaid on the Titanic

1997 1h 40m FR

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6.2

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★6.2TMDB · 36

RomanceDrama

Synopsis

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Horty, a French foundry worker, wins a contest and is sent to see the sailing of the Titanic. In England, Marie, saying she is a chambermaid on the Titanic and cannot get a room, asks to share his room. They do, chastely; when he awakens, she is gone, but he sees her at the sailing and gets a photo of her. When he returns home, he suspects that his wife Zoe has been sleeping with Simeon, the foundry owner. Horty goes to the bar, where his friends get him drunk and he starts telling an erotic fantasy of what happened with him and Marie, drawing a larger audience each night.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Olivier Martinez
Horty
Aitana Sánchez-Gijón
Marie
Romane Bohringer
Zoe
Didier Bezace
Simeon
Aldo Maccione
Zeppe, Actor
Jean-Marie Juan
Pascal
Arno Chevrier
Al
Marianne Groves
Mathilde

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Bigas Luna
Writers: Cuca Canals, Bigas Luna, Jean-Louis Benoît
Languages: French, Hungarian, English
Countries: France, Germany, Italy, Spain

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ERA

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29 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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2 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 3 languages: French, Hungarian, English.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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International production across 4 countries: France, Germany, Italy, Spain.

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4 / 8

ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Alberto Iglesias. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Olivier Martinez and Aitana Sánchez-Gijón and Romane Bohringer carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0129923 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 36 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Bigas Luna directs. Alberto Iglesias scores. Produced in France, Germany, Italy, Spain. Dialogue in French, Hungarian, English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

129 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Dialogue crosses 3 languages: French, Hungarian, English.
3International production across 4 countries: France, Germany, Italy, Spain.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Original score by Alberto Iglesias. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Olivier Martinez and Aitana Sánchez-Gijón and Romane Bohringer carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0129923 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 36 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.