The Ceremony

Synopsis

In an extravagant house in Paris, people gather for sexual ceremonies in luxurious environments. The 83-year-old author, Catherine Robbe-Grillet is the brains and heart behind the erotic role playing. She is the dominatrix who controls what goes on and her partner, who is 31 years her junior, has promised to submit to her smallest command. Lina Mannheimer portrays a puzzling, intellectual and deeply fascinating woman who, accompanied by her husband Alain Robbe-Grillet, has dedicated herself to investigating sex both in life and in literature. The sadomasochistic ceremonies are presented with an intense presence and cinematic focus in this beautiful and thought-provoking debut film about desire, power and silk scarves.

Main Cast

Catherine Robbe-Grillet

Self / Dominatrix

Age : 94 | Popularity : 37%

Beverly Charpentier

Self / Dominatrix

Age : N/A | Popularity : 8%

Dominique Corringer

Self

Age : N/A | Popularity : 0%

Alain Robbe-Grillet

Self (archive footage)

Age : 85 | Popularity : 12%

Christian Hersant

Self

Age : N/A | Popularity : 0%

Claude Helleu

Self

Age : N/A | Popularity : 0%

Ulriqa Fernqvist

Human table

Age : N/A | Popularity : 0%

Emma Kim Hagdahl

Human table

Age : N/A | Popularity : 0%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Directing	Director	Lina Mannheimer
Art	Production Design	Elle Kunnos de Voss
Editing	Editor	Laureline Delom
Sound	Music	Jonas Colstrup
Camera	Director of Photography	Daniel Takács
Department	Role	Name

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