Adapted from Ruth Rendell's A Judgement in Stone, LA CEREMONIE is a movie directed by Claude Chabrol in 1994. The picture earned 7 nominations (Isabelle Huppert won the award in the Best Actress category) for the french Academy Awards.
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The Lelievres, wealthy members of the french bourgeoisie, desperately need a new maid for their large house. Jacqueline -Catherine Lelièvre- Bisset hires Sandrine Bonnaire who seems, at first, to personify the dream of any hostess. Discreet, hard-working, Sandrine locks herself in her room and watches television as soon as she's finished her task.
One soon understands that this young girl is illiterate and suffers from this situation. She's concealing this fact to everybody but, everyday, her job forces her to invent improbable excuses that stress her.
The young maid makes the acquaintance of Isabelle Huppert who's in charge of the local Post office. Both become friends and, after a few weeks, Sandrine is beginning to rebel against Georges Lelièvre, her employer.
The review of this Movie prepared by Daniel Staebler
