Celestine
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
as Célestine
Olivier Mathot
as Count Fernand
Howard Vernon
as Grandfather
Pamela Stanford
as Martine
Monica Swinn
as Mademoiselle Ursule
Richard Bigotini
as Malou, the Butler
Lynn Monteil
as Contess Hermonie
Anna Gladysek
as Janine, a prostitute
Henri Guégan
as Matthias
Raymond Hardy
as Sebastien
