The Ceremony
2015, French. Directed by Lina Mannheimer.
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.
- Runtime
- 1h 15m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- French
- Rated
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Cast & crew
- Lina MannheimerDirector
- Catherine Robbe-GrilletSelf / Dominatrix
- Beverly CharpentierSelf / Dominatrix
- Dominique CorringerSelf
- Alain Robbe-GrilletSelf (archive footage)
- Christian HersantSelf
- Claude HelleuSelf
- Ulriqa FernqvistHuman table
- Emma Kim HagdahlHuman table
- Daniel Yi AnderssonBeast
- Carl Olof BergBeast
- Emma-Clara FolinDancer
- Francoise FournierDominatrix
Details
- Released
- 13 February 2015
- Original title
- La Cérémonie
- Country
- Denmark, Sweden
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The Ceremony runs 75 minutes (1h 15m).
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The Ceremony isn’t on a subscription OTT platform in India, but you can rent it or buy it online. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
What movies are like The Ceremony?
If you liked The Ceremony, try Daguerréotypes, Love, Marilyn, In the Realms of the Unreal.
Who directed The Ceremony?
The Ceremony (2015) was directed by Lina Mannheimer and stars Catherine Robbe-Grillet, Beverly Charpentier, Dominique Corringer.