Plot
This is a film of the dramatic Spanish language novel Celestina, written in 1499. In many ways, it resembles Romeo and Juliet, particularly in the need for secrecy in the wooing of a beloved and the troubles resulting from that secrecy. Callisto (Juan Diego Botto) enlists the aid of his roguish servants and the mature woman Celestina (Terele Pavez) to help him win the heart of Melibea (Penelope Cruz). In gratitude for Celestina's efforts, he rewards her with a sentimentally valuable article of clothing. When Callisto's two jealous servants hear of this, they try to get Celestina to give them what they feel is their "share" for their efforts on Callisto's behalf. Failing in this, they kill Celestina. Her friends discover her corpse and vow to get revenge for her murder, but it is Callisto whom they blame for it, not his miserable servants. ~ Clarke Fountain, RoviCast
Juan Diego Botto - Calisto; Terele Pavez - Celestina; Maribel Verdú - Areusa; Jordi Mollà - Parmeno; Penélope Cruz - Melibea; Candela Peña - Elicia; Nathalie Sesena; Nancho Novo - Sempronio; Carlos Fuentes; Maribel BerduCredit
Fernando de Garcillan - Associate Producer, Antonio Saura - Associate Producer, Sonia Grande - Costume Designer, Gerardo Vera - Director, Pedro del Rey - Editor, Joaquín Rodrigo - Composer (Music Score), Ana Alvar González - Production Designer, José Luis Lopez-Linares - Cinematographer, Andrés Vicente Gómez - Producer, Miguel Rejas - Sound/Sound Designer, Rafael Azcona - Screenwriter, Gerardo Vera - Screenwriter| La Celestina (1969 Film), La Caza (1965 Film) | |
| La Cena (1998 Film), La Cenerentola (1990 Film) |
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