A Judgement in Stone(La Cérémonie)
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France, Germany · 1995
1h 51m
Director Claude Chabrol
Starring Sandrine Bonnaire, Isabelle Huppert, Jean-Pierre Cassel, Jacqueline Bisset
Genre Drama, Thriller
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Sophie, a quiet maid working for an upper-class family, hides her illiteracy under the cloak of obedience. She finds a friend in postmaster Jeanne, who encourages her to stand up to her employers. Things start to escalate as the family discovers that Sophie can't read and has brought Jeanne into their house against their wish.
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