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La Cérémonie
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La Cérémonie

1995-08-30 · 112 min · ★ 7.3

Drama · Thriller

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.

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Directors
Claude Chabrol
Production companies
France 3 Cinéma, Prokino Filmproduktion, OLGA FILM, ZDF, MK2 Productions
Countries
France, Germany
Status
Released
Revenue
USD 10,882,920

Top Cast

Sandrine BonnaireSandrine BonnaireSophie Bonhomme
Isabelle HuppertIsabelle HuppertJeanne
Jean-Pierre CasselJean-Pierre CasselGeorges Lelièvre
Jacqueline BissetJacqueline BissetCatherine Lelièvre
Virginie LedoyenVirginie LedoyenMelinda
Valentin MerletValentin MerletGilles
Julien RochefortJulien RochefortJeremie
Dominique FrotDominique FrotMadame Lantier
Jean-François PerrierJean-François PerrierPriest
Ludovic Brillant
Claire Chiron
Claire-Marie Dentraygues
Jean-Pierre Descheix
Penny Fairclough
Alain Françoise
David GabisonDavid GabisonDavid
Pierre Gondard
Claire Ifrane
Philippe Languille
Philippe Le CoqPhilippe

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