Celestine (1974)

Celestine (1974)

She'll tickle your fancy ! 1974-10-16 France 98 Min. PG-13
5.5 25 votes

Overview

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.

Cast

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