A Judgement in Stone
- Original title
- La cérémonie
- Year
- 1995
- Running time
- 126 min.
- Country
- France
- Director
- Screenwriter
- Cast
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- Isabelle Huppert
- Sandrine Bonnaire
- Jacqueline Bisset
- Jean-Pierre Cassel
- Virginie Ledoyen
- Valentin Merlet
- Julien Rochefort
- Dominique Frot
- Jean-François Perrier
- Philippe Le Coq
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- Music
- Cinematography
- Producer
- Co-production France-Germany;
- Genre
- Drama. Thriller | Friendship. Family Relationships
- Synopsis
- Sophie, a quiet and shy maid working for the upper-class family Lelievre, hides her illiteracy under the cloak of a perfect household and obedience. She finds a friend in the energetic and uncompromising postmaster Jeanne, who encourages her to stand up against her bourgeois employers. Things start to escalate as the Lelievres find out that Sophie can't read and has brought Jeanne into their house against their wish.
- Rankings Position
- Awards
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1995: Venice: Best Performance Female (Isabelle Huppert & Sandrine Bonnaire)1995: Cesar Awards: Best Actress (Huppert). 7 Nominations, including Best Picture1996: Satellite Awards: Nominated for Best Foreign Language Film1996: Los Angeles Film Critics Association: Best Foreign Language Film1997: Chicago Film Critics Awards: Nominated for Best Foreign Film1996: National Society of Film Critics (NSFC): Best Foreign Language Film.
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