The Ceremony
5.3
In an extravagant house in Paris, people gather for sexual ceremonies in luxurious environments. The 83-year-old author, Catherine Robbe-Grillet is the brains and heart behind the erotic role playing. She is the dominatrix who controls what goes on and her partner, who is 31 years her junior, has promised to submit to her smallest command. Lina Mannheimer portrays a puzzling, intellectual and deeply fascinating woman who, accompanied by her husband Alain Robbe-Grillet, has dedicated herself to investigating sex both in life and in literature. The sadomasochistic ceremonies are presented with an intense presence and cinematic focus in this beautiful and thought-provoking debut film about desire, power and silk scarves.
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Cast
14 people
Catherine Robbe-Grillet
Self / Dominatrix
Known for
Trans-Europ-Express
Eden and After
Beverly Charpentier
Self / Dominatrix
Also in
The Five Senses
Diner Noir Istanbul
Dominique Corringer
Self
Alain Robbe-Grillet
Self (archive footage)
Known for
Trans-Europ-Express
Time Regained
Christian Hersant
Self
Claude Helleu
Self
Ulriqa Fernqvist
Human table
Also in
At the Window
Rhizome
Emma Kim Hagdahl
Human table
Daniel Yi Andersson
Beast
Carl Olof Berg
Beast
Emma-Clara Folin
Dancer
Francoise Fournier
Dominatrix
Also in
Blondie
Lina Mannheimer Director · Daniel Takács Cinematographer Laureline Delom Editor
United States release March 14, 2015 · Produced in Denmark, Sweden · Production Film i Väst
Production
French Quarter Film
Production
Film i Väst
Production
Denmark · Sweden
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Languages
Original title
La Cérémonie
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
Denmark · November 8, 2014
Premiere · CPH:DOX
Sweden · February 13, 2015
Theatrical
United States · March 14, 2015
Premiere · South by Southwest Film Festival
Canada
May 7, 2015 · Premiere · DOXA Documentary Film Festival
Finland
November 27, 2015 · TV
Germany
July 2, 2015 · Premiere · Munich International Film Festival
Poland
July 27, 2015 · Premiere · New Horizons Film Festival
Sweden
January 29, 2015 · Premiere · Göteborg Film Festival
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