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La Cérémonie is a 1995 film by Claude Chabrol, adapted from the novel A Judgement in Stone by Ruth Rendell. The film echoes the case of Christine and Lea Papin, two French maids who brutally murdered their employer's wife and daughter in 1933, as well as the 1947 play they inspired, The Maids by Jean Genet.
Original Release
08/30/1995
US Release
12/20/1996
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Isabelle Huppert | Jeanne la postière / Jeanne |
| Sandrine Bonnaire | Sophie la bonne / Sophie Bonhomme |
| Jean-Pierre Cassel | Georges Lelievre / Georges Lelièvre |
| Jacqueline Bisset | Catherine Lelievre / Catherine Lelièvre |
| Virginie Ledoyen | Melinda |
| Valentin Merlet | Gilles |
| Julien Rochefort | Jeremie |
| Dominique Frot | Madame Lantier |
| Jean-François Perrier | Priest |
| Ludovic Brillant |
Directors
Writers
Claude Chabrol, Ruth Rendell, Caroline Eliacheff
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Isabelle Huppert | Jeanne la postière / Jeanne |
| Sandrine Bonnaire | Sophie la bonne / Sophie Bonhomme |
| Jean-Pierre Cassel | Georges Lelievre / Georges Lelièvre |
| Jacqueline Bisset | Catherine Lelievre / Catherine Lelièvre |
| Virginie Ledoyen | Melinda |
| Valentin Merlet | Gilles |
| Julien Rochefort | Jeremie |
| Dominique Frot | Madame Lantier |
| Jean-François Perrier | Priest |
| Ludovic Brillant | |
| Claire Chiron | |
| Claire-Marie Dentraygues | |
| Jean-Pierre Descheix | |
| Penny Fairclough | |
| Alain Françoise | |
| David Gabison | David |
| Pierre Gondard | |
| Claire Ifrane | |
| Philippe Languille | |
| Philippe Le Coq | Philippe |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Christoph Holch | Producer |
| Marin Karmitz | Producer |
| Ira von Gienanth | Producer |
