La cérémonie / MK2 Productions SA, France 3 Cinema, Prokino Filmproduktion GmbH, Olga Film, ZDF présentent ; adaptation et dialogue, Claude Chabrol et Caroline Eliacheff ; produit par Marin Karmitz ; un film de Claude Chabrol.
Edition:
DVD special edition.
Publisher:
Criterion Collection,
Copyright Date:
2023
Description:
1 videodisc (111 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 folded insert (12 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 19 cm)
Isabelle Huppert, Sandrine Bonnaire, Jacqueline Bisset, Jean-Pierre Cassel, Virginie Ledoyen, Valentin Merlet. Based on the novel A judgement in stone by Ruth Rendell. Originally released as a motion picture in 1995. Wide screen (1.66:1). "New 4K digital restoration"--Container. Accompanying booklet contains an essay by Sarah Weinman. Bonus features: Selected-scene commentary featuring director Claude Chabrol -- Bong Joon Ho (an interview with the filmmaker in which he pays tribute to Chabrol) -- Making-of featurette -- Isabelle Huppert and Claude Chabrol: crossed portraits (a 1998 French television program in which the 2 collaborators discuss the bond they have) -- Sandrine Bonnaire (2020 interview) -- Caroline Eliacheff (the co-writer shares her thoughts on true-crime stories) -- Offscreen: sound in La cérémonie (episode of the Criterion Channel series Observations on Film Art with Prof. Jeff Smith) -- Trailer.
Summary:
Sophie (Sandrine Bonnaire), the housemaid to a wealthy family, forms a mysterious alliance with Jeanne (Isabelle Huppert), a small-town postal worker. Their violent pasts resurface when they feel unacknowledged. The film is considered the crowning achievement of Claude Chabrol's career and is a riveting study of class dynamics and the psychology of crime.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.