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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 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. Jun 14, 2022 Full Review Alison Macor Austin Chronicle Rated: 3/5 Jan 1, 2000 Full Review Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times 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. Rated: 3/4 Jan 1, 2000 Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Rated: 3/5 Jul 4, 2005 Full Review Monica Hayde Palo Alto Weekly Rated: 3/4 May 20, 2003 Full Review David Poland Hot Button Rated: 4/5 Jul 26, 2002 Full Review Read all reviews

Audience Reviews

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Audience Member Video art. Arf. I liked the opera singing, though. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 01/21/23 Full Review Audience Member quirky and pleasing. coloratura mezzo soprano, immigrants, and queers. yay Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/06/23 Full Review Audience Member 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. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 01/20/23 Full Review Audience Member it's a really good movie and i really like it and i enjoy it seen it one of the best movies ever Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 01/12/23 Full Review Audience Member pretty much the best ever of all time yesy. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/24/23 Full Review Audience Member A little cheesy but cute. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/03/23 Full Review 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