Archive of films The Chambermaid of the Titanic / La camarera del Titanic
France / Spain
1996, 101 min
Section:
Tribute to Bigas Luna
Year: 2001
About the director
France 1912. Horty, a young foundry employee wins a raffle at work whose main prize is a chance to see the Titanic set sail. He is lodged at the Grand Hotel in Southampton, and is visited that night by Marie, who announces that she is employed as a chambermaid on the famous ship. They spend a wild night together and Horty returns to France the following morning. In the meantime, his neighbours are spreading a rumour round his hometown to the effect that his wife has slept with the director of the foundry. Horty, beside himself with jealousy, goes to a bar and starts describing every sordid detail of his affair with chambermaid Marie. His narration is a such a success that he soon becomes a regular night-time attraction for a wider and wider audience. Horty becomes a hero overnight. But once, while he’s luxuriously detailing those moments of bliss at Marie’s side, she appears in the crowd. . . .
About the film
Black & white, 35 mm
Section: | Tribute to Bigas Luna |
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Director: | Bigas Luna |
Screenplay: | Bigas Luna, Cuca Canals |
Dir. of Photography: | Patrick Blossier |
Music: | Alberto Iglesias |
Editor: | Kenout Peltier |
Producer: | Mate Cantero, Yves Marmion, Daniel Toscan du Plantier |
Production: | Tornasol Films S.A., Mate Production, Rodeo Drive s.r.l. |
Cast: | Aitana Sánchez-Gijón, Olivier Martínez, Romane Bohringer, Salvador Madrid, Didier Bezace, Aldo Maccione |