Celestine

Celestine

She'll tickle your fancy !

Directed by Jesús Franco

Produced by Comptoir Français du Film Production, Cinépix Film Properties

197498 min5.6 / 10

A playful 1970s sex comedy where a free-spirited prostitute-turned-maid revitalizes a stagnant aristocratic household through her uninhibited sensuality, before a twist complicates the fairy tale.

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.

Questions people ask

  • Is Celestine violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.

  • Is Celestine sad? Not especially. Less sad than 73% of films.

  • Does Celestine end with hope? Somewhat. More hopeful than 70% of films.

  • Is Celestine easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 67% of films.

  • Is Celestine scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

22/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity48

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise17

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love10

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Celestine

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Celestine

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Celestine, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Celestine, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Celestine, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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