The American reception of The Diary of a Chambermaid

At the end of a very or too effective promotion, The Diary of a Chambermaid suffered the pangs of the incomprehension of the critics and the American public at its release in 1946. Indeed, not being able to meet the horizon of expectation that it had aroused, the film endured the consequences of its transgression of the pre-established reading contract. Departing from the beaten track of standardized American entertainment by exploring the sordid aspects of human nature, Renoir caused confusion in the viewer.