La Cérémonie is a 1995 film by Claude Chabrol. It was adapted from the novel A Judgement in Stone by Ruth Rendell. La Cérémonie tells the story of an illiterate dyslexic young woman, Sophie Bonhomme , who is hired as a maid by the Lelièvre family. The Lelièvres live in an isolated mansion in Brittany. The family consists of four members: Catherine and Georges, the parents, who have no children together, but one each from previous marriages. Gilles is Catherine and her ex-husband’s son. He is a lonely teenager who loves reading and has a passion for arts in... general. Melinda is Georges’ and his late wife’s daughter. She studies at a university and only spends the weekends at home, where she invites her boyfriend Jérémie. The household chores are excessive for Catherine – who owns her own art gallery – so she requires a maid’s help and hires Sophie. Throughout the film Sophie avoids using the dishwasher, refuses to take driving lessons, buys fake eyeglasses, and has trouble giving a cashier the correct change.
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| Release date: | 1996 |
| Directed by: | Claude Chabrol |
| Runtime: | 112 Minutes |
| Producer: | Marin Karmitz |
| Editor: | Louisette Hautecoeur |
| Music by: | Matthieu Chabrol |
| Cinematography: | Bernard Zitzermann |
| Screenplay by: | Claude Chabrol, Caroline Eliacheff |
| Adapted from: | A Judgement In Stone |
| Genre: | Thriller |