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La Ceremonie
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Title: La Ceremonie

Release Date: 30 Aug 1995

Runtime: 1h 51m

Genre: Drama, Thriller

Director: Prokino Filmproduktion, ZDF, MK2 Films, OLGA FILM, France 3 Cinéma

Production Companies: Prokino Filmproduktion, ZDF, MK2 Films, OLGA FILM, France 3 Cinéma

Overview: 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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Average Vote: 7.268 (345 votes)

Cast

  • Jeanne: Isabelle Huppert
  • Sophie Bonhomme: Sandrine Bonnaire
  • Georges Lelièvre: Jean-Pierre Cassel
  • Catherine Lelièvre: Jacqueline Bisset
  • Melinda: Virginie Ledoyen
  • Gilles: Valentin Merlet
  • Jeremie: Julien Rochefort
  • Madame Lantier: Dominique Frot
  • Priest: Jean-François Perrier
  • : Ludovic Brillant
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