Celestine, the chambermaid, has a new job in the country, at the Lanlaires. She has decided to use her beauty to seduce a wealthy man. But Mr Lanlaire is not a right choice: all the house
is firmly contr
olled by Mme
Lanlaire,
helped b
y the strang
e valet J
oseph. Then s
he trie
s the nei
ghbour, ex-o
fficer Mauger.
This see
ms to work.
But soo
n the son of th
e Lanlaires com
es back. He i
s young,
attra
ctive, and
does not shar
e his mother&am
p;#39;s ant
i-republi
cans opinion
s. So C
elestine
's bea
uty attracts
Captain
Mauger, youn
g George
s Lanla
ire, and als
o Josep
h. Three men,
from th
ree differe
nt social
classes,
with th
ree diffe
rent conce
ptions of
life. Wil
l Celestine b
e able to convi
nce Georges o
f her sincerity
? Will sinist
er and i
nflexibl
e Joseph l
et his
views upon Cele
stine be rui
ned ? A quite
disillusioned d
epiction o
f humanity.　
　Celesti
ne, the cha
mbermaid,
has a new job
in the co
untry, at the
Lanlair
es. She
has decided t
o use