Celestine has a new job as a chambermaid for the quirky M. Monteil, his wife and her father. When the father dies, Celestine decides to quit her job and leave, but when a young girl is raped and murdered, Celestine believes that the Monteils' groundskeeper, Joseph, is guilty, and stays on in order to prove it. She uses her sexuality and the promise of marriage to get Joseph to confess -- but things do not go as planned.
Jeanne Moreau
as Céléstine
Georges Géret
as Joseph
Michel Piccoli
as Monsieur Monteil
Françoise Lugagne
as Madame Monteil
Jean Ozenne
as Monsieur Rabour
Daniel Ivernel
as Captain Mauger
Bernard Musson
as Le sacristain
Gilberte Géniat
as Rose
Jean-Claude Carrière
as Le curé
Muni
as Marianne
Claude Jaeger
as Le Juge
Madeleine Damien
as La cuisinière des Monteil
