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A Judgement in Stone

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Original title
La cérémonie
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Running time
126 min.
Country
France France
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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.
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Awards
1995: Venice: Best Performance Female (Isabelle Huppert & Sandrine Bonnaire)
1995: Cesar Awards: Best Actress (Huppert). 7 Nominations, including Best Picture
1996: Satellite Awards: Nominated for Best Foreign Language Film
1996: Los Angeles Film Critics Association: Best Foreign Language Film
1997: Chicago Film Critics Awards: Nominated for Best Foreign Film
1996: National Society of Film Critics (NSFC): Best Foreign Language Film.
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User history
A Judgement in Stone
1995
Claude Chabrol
7.3
(3,788)
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