Celestine (1974)
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.
Director: Jesús Franco
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Lina Romay as Célestine |
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Olivier Mathot as Count Fernand |
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Howard Vernon as Grandfather |
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Pamela Stanford as Martine |
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Monica Swinn as Mademoiselle Ursule |
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Richard Bigotini as Malou, the Butler |
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Lynn Monteil as Contess Hermonie |
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Anna Gladysek as Janine, a prostitute |
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Henri Guégan as Matthias |
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Raymond Hardy as Sebastien |
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Jean-Pierre Granet as Marc |
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Catherine Lafferière as Sebastien's Wife |
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Jean-Pierre Bouyxou as Moral Policeman |
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Jesús Franco as Sleeping Man |
| Writing | Jesús Franco | Writer |
| Directing | Jesús Franco | Director |
| Writing | Nicole Guettard | Writer |
| Production | Robert de Nesle | Producer |
| Sound | Olivier Toussaint | Music |
| Camera | Étienne Rosenfeld | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Paul De Senneville | Music |
| Camera | Jesús Franco | Director of Photography |
