Drama ·Thriller · France · 1995 · 1h 52m

La Cérémonie

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Director
Claude Chabrol
Cast
Sandrine Bonnaire as Sophie Bonhomme Isabelle Huppert as Jeanne Jean-Pierre Cassel as Georges Lelièvre Jacqueline Bisset as Catherine Lelièvre Virginie Ledoyen as Melinda Valentin Merlet as Gilles
Crew
Bernard Zitzermann — Director of Photography Monique Fardoulis — Editor Matthieu Chabrol — Original Music Composer Claude Chabrol — Writer Caroline Eliacheff — Writer Ruth Rendell — Novel
Tagline

France's Alfred Hitchcock Returns...

Synopsis

Sophie, a quiet and shy maid working for an upper-class French family, finds a friend in the energetic and uncompromising postmaster Jeanne, who encourages her to stand up against her bourgeois employers.

Trailer La Cérémonie — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
class societyfranceilliteracycountry lifebourgeoisiefemale friendshippregnant minorpostgallery ownerfemme fatalemaidfamily
Key Collaborators
Claude Chabrol Director Bernard Zitzermann Director of Photography Monique Fardoulis Editor Matthieu Chabrol Original Music Composer Claude Chabrol Writer Caroline Eliacheff Writer Ruth Rendell Novel Marin Karmitz Producer Daniel Mercier Production Design Corinne Jorry Costume Design
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