The Chambermaid on the Titanic (1997) Plot Summary Explained

Release, runtime and language

1997 · 100 mins · French

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Directed by

Bigas Luna

Starring

Didier Bezace, Romane Bohringer, Olivier Martinez, Yves Verhoeven, Enzo De Caro, Giorgio Gobbi

Horty, a French foundry worker, wins a contest that sends him to England to witness the Titanic’s departure. There he meets Marie, who says she works as a chambermaid on the ship and cannot find lodging, so they share his room. She vanishes after they sleep, but he later spots her aboard the Titanic and obtains a photograph. Returning home, Horty suspects his wife Zoe of an affair with the foundry’s owner, Simeon. He drifts into a bar where, under the influence, he recounts an erotic fantasy about his night with Marie, drawing an ever‑growing crowd each evening.