The Chambermaid on the Titanic
The Chambermaid on the Titanic (, , ) is a 1997 French-Italian-Spanish drama film directed by Bigas Luna, starring Oliver Martinez, Romane Bohringer and Aitana Sánchez-Gijón. It is based on the 1991 novel Lang by Didier Decoin. The film is known variously by its French title, Lang, and also by the shortened English title The Chambermaid, which was adopted in late August 1998 to avoid the impression that it was trying to cash in on the success of James Cameron's popular film, Titanic, which was released the year before The Chambermaid on the Titanic made its US debut.
Plot
In 1912, the protagonist, Horty, leads an uneventful life as a foundry worker in the Lorraine region of northern France with his wife, Zoe, "the most beautiful woman in town." The owner of the foundry where Horty works, Simeon, lusts after Zoe. When Horty wins a company athletic contest, Simeon's prize is a ticket to Southampton to see the sailing of the RMS ''Titanic''.
More details
author | Bigas Luna |
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contentLocation | Atlantic Ocean Hampshire |
director | Bigas Luna |
editor | Kenout Peltier |
genre | drama |
keywords | beautiful woman drive fight follow foundry worker lorraine northern france one night sail sleep southampton taking a picture travel young woman |
musicBy | Alberto Iglesias |
producer | Daniel Toscan du Plantier Yves Marmion |
productionCompany | Centre National de la Cinématographie Eurimages France 2 Cinéma Groupe Canal+ Rodeo Drive Westdeutscher Rundfunk |
publisher | UGC-Fox Distribution |
theme | romantic drama |