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Celestial Clockwork

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Just as she is about to get married in Venezuela, the lovely Ana (Ariadna Gil) suddenly dashes off and boards a plane to Paris. Upon arriving in the City of Light, she finds refuge in an apartment with other immigrants and begins to pursue her dream of becoming a singer. Although Ana faces significant challenges, she gradually builds an eclectic support network of friends and admirers who are determined to help her win her ideal role in a film adaptation of the classic Cinderella tale.

Critics Reviews

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Jonathan Rosenbaum Chicago Reader 06/14/2022
Nothing cuts very deep, and at times the film seems to be all over the place (Torres worked with five others on the script); but the surface glitter–aided by Ricardo Aronovich’s cinematography–keeps it fetching. Go to Full Review Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times 01/01/2000
3/4
Celestial Clockwork is a riotous carnival of music, colors, witchery, sexuality and magic. It's pitched at approximately the same level of seriousness as Flying Down to Rio, and if you approach it in that spirit, it's infectious and funny. Go to Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com 07/04/2005
3/5
Monica Hayde Palo Alto Weekly 05/20/2003
3/4
David Poland Hot Button (Substack) 07/26/2002
4/5
Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews 01/01/2000
C+
This film is an entertaining and colorful spectacle and with enough verve to make it seem inventive, even if it isn't. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

Audience Reviews

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01/03/2012 Video art. Arf. I liked the opera singing, though. See more 01/17/2010 quirky and pleasing. coloratura mezzo soprano, immigrants, and queers. yay See more 08/06/2008 How to even summarize this movie? There's a singer who ditches her own wedding to run away to Paris, and the psychoanalyst who falls in love with her, and her dream role in Rossini's operatic version of Cinderella, and... Just see it. See more 02/14/2008 it's a really good movie and i really like it and i enjoy it seen it one of the best movies ever See more 11/12/2007 pretty much the best ever of all time yesy. See more 09/02/2007 A little cheesy but cute. See more Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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Fina Torres

Director

Ariadna Gil

Ana

Arielle Dombasle

Céleste

Evelyne Didi

Alcanie

Frédéric Longbois

Armand

Lluís Homar

Italo Medici
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Movie Info

Synopsis Just as she is about to get married in Venezuela, the lovely Ana (Ariadna Gil) suddenly dashes off and boards a plane to Paris. Upon arriving in the City of Light, she finds refuge in an apartment with other immigrants and begins to pursue her dream of becoming a singer. Although Ana faces significant challenges, she gradually builds an eclectic support network of friends and admirers who are determined to help her win her ideal role in a film adaptation of the classic Cinderella tale.
Director
Fina Torres
Producer
Fina Torres
Screenwriter
Fina Torres
Genre
Comedy, Drama
Original Language
root
Release Date (DVD)
Jun 12, 2007
Box Office (Gross USA)
$486.1K
Runtime
1h 25m
Sound Mix
Surround