Celestine

Celestine

She'll tickle your fancy !

1974 · 98 min · ★ 5.6 · Comedy

The story opens with Celestine eluding arrest with a friend as the police raid a brothel. While hiding out in the hayloft of the Count de la Braquette's estate, she meets the hayseed handyman Sébastien and the butler Malou, who reward her favors with the offer of employment. In a manner recalling Terence Stamp's effect on the household in TEOREMA, Celestine's open and relaxed attitude toward sexuality has a transformative effect on the isolated, moribund inhabitants of the mansion, imbuing them with gift of renewed life for the men and women alike, that remains even after a third act twist that forces her to betray them.

Directed by Jesús Franco · Written by Jesús Franco

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Lina Romay Célestine
Olivier Mathot Count Fernand
Howard Vernon Grandfather
Pamela Stanford Martine
Monica Swinn Mademoiselle Ursule
Richard Bigotini Malou, the Butler
Lynn Monteil Contess Hermonie
Anna Gladysek Janine, a prostitute
Henri Guégan Matthias
Raymond Hardy Sebastien
Jean-Pierre Granet Marc
Catherine Lafferière Sebastien's Wife

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