La Cérémonie

La Cérémonie

1995
★★★★☆ 7.3/10
⏱️ 112 minutes
📅 Released
🌐 FR
DramaThriller
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.

Where to Watch (US)

Stream

Criterion Channel

Cast

Isabelle Huppert
Isabelle Huppert
Jeanne
Sandrine Bonnaire
Sandrine Bonnaire
Sophie Bonhomme
Jean-Pierre Cassel
Jean-Pierre Cassel
Georges Lelièvre
Jacqueline Bisset
Jacqueline Bisset
Catherine Lelièvre
Virginie Ledoyen
Virginie Ledoyen
Melinda
Valentin Merlet
Valentin Merlet
Gilles

User Reviews

badelf
★ 7/10
This movie is the French version of "Thelma & Louise". Okay, it's different from that classic, but oh so much fun to watch. Reverse-spoiler alert: the ending is very different.
July 29, 2022

Crew

Director
Claude Chabrol
Writer
Claude Chabrol, Caroline Eliacheff
Producer
Marin Karmitz

Production

MK2 Films, France 3 Cinéma, Prokino Filmproduktion, OLGA FILM, ZDF

Keywords

class societyfranceilliteracycountry lifebourgeoisiefemale friendshippregnant minorpostgallery ownermaid