Does La Cérémonie end with hope?

No. Less hopeful than 96% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is La Cérémonie scary?

Yes. More frightening than 82% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is La Cérémonie sad?

Yes. More sad than 82% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is La Cérémonie violent?

Yes. More violent than 80% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is La Cérémonie easy watching?

Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

La Cérémonie

Name: La Cérémonie
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Released: 1995
Duration: 112 min
Rating: 7.3
Cast: Sandrine Bonnaire, Isabelle Huppert, Jean-Pierre Cassel, Jacqueline Bisset, Virginie Ledoyen

France's Alfred Hitchcock Returns...

Directed by Claude Chabrol

Produced by mk2 Films, France 3 Cinéma

1995112 min7.3 / 10

A tense class-conflict thriller built on the dangerous intimacy between two women whose friendship becomes a weapon against bourgeois hypocrisy, culminating in transgressive violence.

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.

Clusters

Consequences Of Wrongdoing Revenge Gone Wrong Trapped Heroes Fighting Back Rural Countryside Setting Family Relationships

Genres

Drama Thriller

Keywords

Class Society France Illiteracy Country Life Bourgeoisie Female Friendship Pregnant Minor Post Gallery Owner Femme Fatale Maid Family

Where to watch

StreamThe Criterion Channel

Questions people ask

Does La Cérémonie end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 96% of films.
Is La Cérémonie scary? Yes. More frightening than 82% of films.
Is La Cérémonie sad? Yes. More sad than 82% of films.
Is La Cérémonie violent? Yes. More violent than 80% of films.
Is La Cérémonie easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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