Celestine (Jeanne Moreau) takes up a post as chambermaid to a middle-class family and becomes the catalyst that reveals their sexual, religious and social repressions. The film, foot fetishism and all, is pure Bunuel, a sharp social satire in which the sexy, cruel and cool Moreau is wonderful. Loosely based on the novel by Octave Mirbeau.
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ACMI Identifier
303491
Language
French
Audience classification
PG
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Sound/audio
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Colour
Black and White
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VHS; Access Print (Section 1)