# La Ceremonie (1995)

> A quiet French maid and a rebellious postmistress form a volatile alliance that exposes the violence beneath bourgeois domestic order.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/1191

## Facts

- Runtime: 112 min
- Genres: Drama, Thriller
- Director: Claude Chabrol
- Cast: Sandrine Bonnaire, Isabelle Huppert, Jean-Pierre Cassel, Jacqueline Bisset, Virginie Ledoyen, Valentin Merlet, Julien Rochefort, Dominique Frot
- TMDB rating: 7.3/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0112769/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: moderate
- Mood: foreboding, austere, sardonic, focused cinephile viewing, French cinema night

## Synopsis

A maid's quiet life spirals into chaos as class tensions and dark secrets collide in the French countryside.

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