La cérémonie
(DVD) 

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Published
[New York, N.Y.] : Criterion Collection, [2023].
Format
DVD
Edition
DVD special edition.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (111 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 folded insert (12 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 19 cm). 
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Published
[New York, N.Y.] : Criterion Collection, [2023].
Edition
DVD special edition.
Language
fre
UPC
715515289818

Notes

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Title and credits from screen.
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Based on the novel A judgement in stone by Ruth Rendell.
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Originally released as a motion picture in 1995.
General Note
Widescreen (1.66:1).
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"New 4K digital restoration"--Container.
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Accompanying booklet contains an essay by Sarah Weinman.
General Note
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.
Creation/Production Credits
Music, Matthieu Chabrol ; cinematographer, Bernard Zitzermann ; editor, Monique Fardoulis ; costume designer, Corinne Jorry.
Participants/Performers
Isabelle Huppert, Sandrine Bonnaire, Jacqueline Bisset, Jean-Pierre Cassel, Virginie Ledoyen, Valentin Merlet.
Description
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.
Target Audience
Not rated.
System Details
DVD format; NTSC; region 1; wide screen (1.66:1); 2.0 surround Dolby audio.
Language
French dialogue.

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