La Cérémonie (1995)
La cérémonie (original title)

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
	Isabelle Huppert	...	Jeanne
	Sandrine Bonnaire	...	Sophie
	Jean-Pierre Cassel	...	Georges Lelievre
	Jacqueline Bisset	...	Catherine Lelievre
	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

Storyline

The upper-class owner of a gallery Catherine Lelievre hires the efficient and quiet maid Sophie for working in the family manor in the countryside of France. Her husband Georges Lelievre, who is an opera lover, her daughter Melinda and her teenage son Gilles welcome Sophie and appreciate her work. Sooner Sophie befriends the postmistress Jeanne, who is a bad egg and encourage Sophie to rebel against her employers, but the maid stays submissive. However, Sophie is ashamed of a secret and feels uncomfortable in many situations, finding a way to hide her secret. When Georges tells to Sophie that he does not want Jeanne in his house, Sophie stands up against him. Melinda discovers her secret and Sophie blackmails her, but Melinda tells her parents what has happened. Georges fire Sophie and she returns to the house later with Jeanne on the rampage with tragic consequences. Written by Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil  

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