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La Ceremonie (1995)

Genre : Drama, Thriller

Runtime : 1H 51M

Director : Claude Chabrol

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.

Actors

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
Julien Rochefort
Julien Rochefort
Jeremie
Dominique Frot
Dominique Frot
Madame Lantier
Jean-François Perrier
Jean-François Perrier
Priest
Ludovic Brillant
Ludovic Brillant
Claire Chiron
Claire Chiron
Claire-Marie Dentraygues
Claire-Marie Dentraygues
Jean-Pierre Descheix
Jean-Pierre Descheix
Penny Fairclough
Penny Fairclough
Alain Françoise
Alain Françoise
David Gabison
David Gabison
David
Pierre Gondard
Pierre Gondard
Claire Ifrane
Claire Ifrane
Philippe Languille
Philippe Languille
Philippe Le Coq
Philippe Le Coq
Philippe
Joëlle Legua
Joëlle Legua
Christophe Lemoine
Christophe Lemoine
Christine Melcer
Christine Melcer
Sarah Maze-Lauray
Sarah Maze-Lauray
Mélanie Maudire
Mélanie Maudire
Serge Rousseau
Serge Rousseau
Yves Verhoeven
Yves Verhoeven
Delivery Boy

Crews

Claude Chabrol
Claude Chabrol
Director
Marin Karmitz
Marin Karmitz
Producer
Matthieu Chabrol
Matthieu Chabrol
Original Music Composer
Bernard Zitzermann
Bernard Zitzermann
Director of Photography
Monique Fardoulis
Monique Fardoulis
Editor
Corinne Jorry
Corinne Jorry
Costume Design
Daniel Mercier
Daniel Mercier
Art Direction
Ruth Rendell
Ruth Rendell
Novel
Claude Chabrol
Claude Chabrol
Writer
Caroline Eliacheff
Caroline Eliacheff
Writer
Christoph Holch
Christoph Holch
Co-Producer
Ira von Gienanth
Ira von Gienanth
Co-Producer
Daniel Mercier
Daniel Mercier
Production Design
Cédric Chami
Cédric Chami
Makeup & Hair
Jocelyne Lemery
Jocelyne Lemery
Makeup & Hair
Thi-Loan Nguyen
Thi-Loan Nguyen
Makeup & Hair
Yvon Crenn
Yvon Crenn
Production Manager
Catherine Pierrat
Catherine Pierrat
Unit Manager
Pierre Armengol-Arény
Pierre Armengol-Arény
Assistant Director
Cécile Maistre-Chabrol
Cécile Maistre-Chabrol
First Assistant Director
Anne Perron
Anne Perron
Assistant Director
Daphné Rosenbom
Daphné Rosenbom
Assistant Director
Didier Dubedout
Didier Dubedout
Assistant Decorator
Pierre Galliard
Pierre Galliard
Assistant Decorator
Ivan Niclass
Ivan Niclass
Assistant Set Decoration
Vincent Stadelmann
Vincent Stadelmann
Assistant Decorator
Marie Taulen
Marie Taulen
Assistant Decorator
Jean-Paul Trincat
Jean-Paul Trincat
Assistant Decorator
Christian Fontaine
Christian Fontaine
Sound Assistant
Jean-Louis Lebras
Jean-Louis Lebras
Sound Assistant
André Naudin
André Naudin
Foley Artist
Gadou Naudin
Gadou Naudin
Foley Artist
Philippe Richard
Philippe Richard
Sound Assistant
Jean-Bernard Thomasson
Jean-Bernard Thomasson
Sound
Claude Villand
Claude Villand
Sound
Dominique Colladant
Dominique Colladant
Special Effects
Jean-Pierre Maricourt
Jean-Pierre Maricourt
Special Effects
Eric Baraillon
Eric Baraillon
Electrician
Jean-Pierre Baronsky
Jean-Pierre Baronsky
Electrician
Eric Bonnaire
Eric Bonnaire
Grip
Sophie Charrière
Sophie Charrière
Assistant Camera
Fabienne Delaleau
Fabienne Delaleau
Assistant Camera
Jean-Baptiste Dutreix
Jean-Baptiste Dutreix
Grip
Michel Garçon
Michel Garçon
Electrician
Vincent Kotwas
Vincent Kotwas
Aerial Director of Photography
Jérémie Nassif
Jérémie Nassif
Still Photographer
Dominique Robert
Dominique Robert
Grip
Michel Thiriet
Michel Thiriet
Camera Operator
Richard Vidal
Richard Vidal
Electrician
Anne-Marie Castaño-Padovan
Anne-Marie Castaño-Padovan
Costumer
Paule Mangenot
Paule Mangenot
Costumer
Hélène Robin
Hélène Robin
Costumer
Florence Poulain
Florence Poulain
Assistant Editor
Olivier Rossignol
Olivier Rossignol
Assistant Editor
Laurent Petitgirard
Laurent Petitgirard
Conductor
Aurore Chabrol
Aurore Chabrol
Script Supervisor
Bruno Bernard
Bruno Bernard
Administration
Aline Corneille
Aline Corneille
Administration
Henry le Turc
Henry le Turc
Administration
Eva Simonet
Eva Simonet
Publicist
Richard Verganzonez
Richard Verganzonez
Catering
Gisèle Vuillaume
Gisèle Vuillaume
Administration
Charlet Recors
Charlet Recors
Aerial Director of Photography

Posters and backgrounds

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