La Cérémonie
“France's Alfred Hitchcock Returns...”
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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Cast
27 people
Sandrine Bonnaire
Sophie Bonhomme
Known for
Vagabond
Three Days and a Life
Isabelle Huppert
Jeanne
Known for
Elle
The Piano Teacher
Jean-Pierre Cassel
Georges Lelièvre
Known for
Asterix at the Olympic Games
Army of Shadows
Jacqueline Bisset
Catherine Lelièvre
Known for
Day for Night
Bullitt
Virginie Ledoyen
Melinda
Known for
The Beach
MILF
Valentin Merlet
Gilles
Known for
The Dreamers
Spiral
Julien Rochefort
Jeremie
Known for
The Count of Monte Cristo
Love Crime
Dominique Frot
Madame Lantier
Known for
Inside
Sarah's Key
Jean-François Perrier
Priest
Known for
Delicatessen
Vincent & Theo
Ludovic Brillant
Claire Chiron
Also in
Headwinds
Claire-Marie Dentraygues
Claude Chabrol Director · Caroline Eliacheff Writer Ruth Rendell Author
Worldwide gross $11M · United States release December 20, 1996 · Produced in France, Germany
Box office
Worldwide gross
$10,882,920
Production
France 3 Cinéma
Production
Prokino Filmproduktion
Production
OLGA FILM
Production
ZDF
Production
MK2 Productions
Production
mk2 Films
Production
France · Germany
Produced in
Languages
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French · German
Release dates
France · August 30, 1995
Theatrical
United States · December 20, 1996
Theatrical
United States
February 7, 1997 · Limited theatrical · Music Box Theatre, Chicago
March 7, 1997 · Limited theatrical · Regent Westlake
Argentina
March 14, 1996 · Theatrical
November 22, 2012 · Premiere · Mar De Plata Film Festival
Australia
May 9, 1996 · Theatrical
China
June 13, 2009 · Premiere · Shanghai International Film Festival
Denmark
November 22, 1996 · Theatrical
Finland
April 5, 1996 · Theatrical
France
December 13, 1996 · TV · Canal +
February 26, 1998 · TV · France 3
October 17, 2007 · Physical
January 18, 2015 · Premiere · Angers European First Film Festival
February 14, 2021 · Digital · Netflix
April 7, 2021 · Physical · Blu-ray
Germany
November 2, 1995 · Theatrical
February 14, 2022 · Premiere · Berlin International Film Festival
Greece
March 15, 1996 · Theatrical
November 22, 1997 · Premiere · Thessaloniki International Film Festival
Hong Kong SAR China
May 12, 2006 · Premiere · La French May: The Art of Passion - A Tribute to Isabelle Huppert
May 1, 2010 · Premiere · French May Arts Festival
Iceland
March 15, 2007 · Premiere · French Film Festival
Italy
September 5, 1995 · Premiere · Venice Film Festival
October 27, 1995 · Theatrical
Japan
October 26, 1996 · Theatrical
Netherlands
February 8, 1996 · Theatrical
June 6, 2013 · Physical · DVD
July 11, 2019 · Theatrical · Re-release
Norway
September 20, 1996 · Theatrical
Philippines
June 9, 2011 · Premiere · French Film Festival
Portugal
May 29, 1997 · Theatrical
South Africa
January 17, 1997 · Theatrical
Spain
February 29, 1996 · Theatrical
Sweden
November 1, 1996 · Theatrical
Türkiye
April 26, 1996 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
March 8, 1996 · Theatrical
July 23, 2012 · Physical · DVD (Artificial Eye)
Uruguay
November 8, 1996 · Theatrical
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