The Ceremony

The Ceremony (2015)

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.

star 5.1
  • Release Date: 2015-02-13
  • Runtime: 1h 15min
  • Director: Lina Mannheimer

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  • Cast

    • Catherine Robbe-Grillet

      Self / Dominatrix

    • Beverly Charpentier

      Self / Dominatrix

    • Dominique Corringer

      Self

    • Alain Robbe-Grillet

      Self (archive footage)

    • Christian Hersant

      Self

    • Claude Helleu

      Self

    • Ulriqa Fernqvist

      Human table

    • Emma Kim Hagdahl

      Human table

    • Daniel Yi Andersson

      Beast

    • Carl Olof Berg

      Beast

    • Emma-Clara Folin

      Dancer

    • Francoise Fournier

      Dominatrix

    • Sandra Haraldsen

      Dominatrix

    • Lina Mannheimer

      Self - interviewer (voice) (uncredited)

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