(La Cérémonie)
Claude Chabrol
Sophie, a quiet and shy maid working for the upper-class family Lelievre, hides her illiteracy under the cloak of a perfect household and obedience. She finds a friend in the energetic and uncompromising postmaster Jeanne, who encourages her to stand up against her bourgeois employers. Things start to escalate as the Lelievres find out that Sophie can't read and has brought Jeanne into their house against their wish...
Festivals: Venice 1995 (competition), Toronto 1995
Awards: Volpi Cup for Best Actress (Sandrine Bonnaire, Isabelle Huppert) - Venice 1995
Director
Claude Chabrol
Cast
Isabelle Huppert
Sandrine Bonnaire
Jean-Pierre Cassel
Jacqueline Bisset
Country
France, Germany
Running time
12h:00m
Section
TIFF Edition