La Cérémonie (1995)
La cérémonie (original title)Reference View | Change View
- Not Rated
- 1h 51min
- Crime, Drama
- 20 Dec 1996 (USA)
- Movie
A newly hired maid for a rich countryside family befriends a post-office clerk who encourages her to rebel against her employers.
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Awards:
- 9 wins & 11 nominations.
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| Isabelle Huppert | ... |
Jeanne la postière
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| Sandrine Bonnaire | ... |
Sophie la bonne
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| Jean-Pierre Cassel | ... |
Georges Lelievre
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| Jacqueline Bisset | ... |
Catherine Lelievre
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| Virginie Ledoyen | ... |
Melinda
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Valentin Merlet | ... |
Gilles
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Julien Rochefort | ... |
Jeremie
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| Dominique Frot | ... |
Madame Lantier
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| Jean-François Perrier | ... |
Priest
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Ludovic Brillant |
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Claire Chiron |
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Claire-Marie Dentraygues |
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Jean-Pierre Descheix |
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Penny Fairclough |
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Alain Françoise |
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| David Gabison | ... |
David
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Pierre Gondard |
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Claire Ifrane |
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Philippe Languille |
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Philippe Le Coq | ... |
Philippe
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Joëlle Legua |
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Christophe Lemoine |
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Christine Melcer |
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Sarah Maze-Lauray |
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Mélanie Maudire |
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Serge Rousseau |
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Yves Verhoeven | ... |
Delivery Boy
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Directed by
| Claude Chabrol | ||
Written by
| Ruth Rendell | ... | (based on the novel "A Judgment in Stone" by) |
| Claude Chabrol | ... | (adaptation) and |
| Caroline Eliacheff | ... | (adaptation) |
| Claude Chabrol | ... | (dialogue) and |
| Caroline Eliacheff | ... | (dialogue) |
Produced by
| Christoph Holch | ... | co-producer |
| Marin Karmitz | ... | producer (produced by) |
| Ira von Gienanth | ... | co-producer |
Music by
| Matthieu Chabrol | ||
Cinematography by
| Bernard Zitzermann | ||
Editing by
| Monique Fardoulis | ||
Editorial Department
| Florence Poulain | ... | assistant editor |
| Olivier Rossignol | ... | assistant editor |
Production Design by
| Daniel Mercier | ||
Art Direction by
| Daniel Mercier | ||
Costume Design by
| Corinne Jorry | ||
Makeup Department
| Cédric Chami | ... | hair stylist / makeup artist |
| Jocelyne Lemery | ... | hair stylist / makeup artist |
| Thi-Loan Nguyen | ... | hair stylist / makeup artist |
Production Management
| Yvon Crenn | ... | production manager |
| Catherine Pierrat | ... | unit manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Pierre Armengol-Arény | ... | assistant director (as Pierre Armengol) |
| Cécile Maistre | ... | first assistant director |
| Anne Perron | ... | assistant director |
| Daphné Rosenbom | ... | assistant director |
Art Department
| Didier Dubedout | ... | assistant decorator |
| Pierre Galliard | ... | assistant decorator |
| Ivan Niclass | ... | assistant set decorator |
| Vincent Stadelmann | ... | assistant decorator |
| Marie Taulen | ... | assistant decorator |
| Jean-Paul Trincat | ... | assistant decorator |
Sound Department
| Christian Fontaine | ... | sound assistant |
| Jean-Louis Lebras | ... | sound assistant |
| André Naudin | ... | foley artist |
| Gadou Naudin | ... | foley artist |
| Philippe Richard | ... | sound assistant |
| Jean-Bernard Thomasson | ... | sound |
| Claude Villand | ... | sound |
Special Effects by
| Dominique Colladant | ... | special effects |
| Jean-Pierre Maricourt | ... | special effects (as Jean-Pierre Moricourt) |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Eric Baraillon | ... | electrician |
| Jean-Pierre Baronsky | ... | electrician |
| Eric Bonnaire | ... | grip |
| Sophie Charrière | ... | assistant camera |
| Fabienne Delaleau | ... | assistant camera |
| Jean-Baptiste Dutreix | ... | grip |
| Michel Garçon | ... | electrician |
| Vincent Kotwas | ... | aerial photographer |
| Jérémie Nassif | ... | still photographer |
| Charlet Recors | ... | aerial photographer |
| Dominique Robert | ... | grip |
| Michel Thiriet | ... | camera operator |
| Richard Vidal | ... | electrician |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Anne-Marie Castaño-Padovan | ... | costumer |
| Paule Mangenot | ... | costumer |
| Hélène Robin | ... | costumer |
Music Department
| Laurent Petitgirard | ... | conductor |
Script and Continuity Department
| Aurore Chabrol | ... | script supervisor |
Additional Crew
| Bruno Bernard | ... | administrator |
| Olivier Bouthillier | ... | partnership |
| Aline Corneille | ... | administrator |
| Nathalie Gorgon | ... | assistant press attache |
| Henry Le Turc | ... | administrator |
| Eva Simonet | ... | press attache |
| Richard Verganzonez | ... | caterer |
| Gisèle Vuillaume | ... | administrator |
Production Companies
- Canal+
- Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée (CNC)
- France 3 Cinéma
- Les Productions Traversiere
- MK2 Productions
- Olga Film
- Prokino Filmproduktion
- Société des Producteurs de Cinéma et de Télévision (Procirep)
- Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen (ZDF)
Distributors
- Eurocine (1996) (Argentina) (theatrical)
- Eye Film Instituut (2019) (Netherlands) (theatrical) (re-release)
- Filmwelt Verleihagentur (1995) (Germany) (theatrical)
- MK2 Diffusion (1995) (France) (theatrical)
- Mikado Film (1995) (Italy) (theatrical)
- Rosebud (1996) (Greece) (theatrical)
- Argentina Video Home (1996) (Argentina) (VHS)
- Filmes Lusomundo (Portugal)
- Hispano Foxfilms S.A.E. (Spain)
- Home Vision Entertainment (HVE) (2004) (United States) (DVD)
- Look Filmes (Brazil) (video)
- New Yorker Films (1996) (United States) (subtitled)
- PFA Films (2010) (Italy)
- The Criterion Channel (2019) (United States) (tv) (digital)
- Universal Pictures (2005) (Germany) (DVD)
- Universum Film (UFA) (2013) (Germany) (DVD)
- VPS Video (1996) (Germany) (VHS)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Agfa Gevaert (sound film)
- Centimage (titles and opticals)
- DCA Audiovisual (re-recording)
- La Bande Rythmo - P.S.S. (post-synchronisation)
- Pyral (sound film)
- Samuelson Alga Cinéma (camera equipment provided by)
- Studios de Billancourt (auditorium)
- Studios de Billancourt (editing)
- Transpalux (electrical equipment)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
The upper-class owner of a gallery, Catherine Lelievre, hires the efficient and quiet maid Sophie to work in the family manor in the French countryside. Her husband Georges Lelievre, who is an opera lover, her daughter Melinda and her teenage son Gilles welcome Sophie and appreciate her work. Sophie soon befriends the postmistress Jeanne, who is a bad egg and encourages Sophie to rebel against her employers, but the maid stays submissive. However, Sophie is ashamed of a secret and feels uncomfortable in many situations, finding a way to hide her secret. When Georges tells Sophie that he does not want Jeanne in his house, Sophie stands up to him. Melinda discovers her secret and Sophie blackmails her, but Melinda tells her parents what happened. Georges fires Sophie and she returns to the house later with Jeanne on the rampage. Written by Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | The author Ruth Rendell has said that Claude Chabrol's version of her novel "A Judgement in Stone" is one of the few film adaptations of her work that she is happy with. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Isabelle Huppert: Message personnel (2020). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Cello Symphony See more » |
| Quotes |
Georges Lelievre:
[referring, respectively, to Sophie the illiterate maid and Jeanne the nosy postal clerk]
What a pair: one can't read at all, and the other reads our mail. See more » |