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.

Cast (14)CrewGenresDetailsReleasesMediaAwards

Catherine Robbe-Grillet

Self / Dominatrix

Beverly Charpentier

Self / Dominatrix

D

Dominique Corringer

Self

Alain Robbe-Grillet

Self (archive footage)

C

Christian Hersant

Self

C

Claude Helleu

Self

U

Ulriqa Fernqvist

Human table

E

Emma Kim Hagdahl

Human table

D

Daniel Yi Andersson

Beast

C

Carl Olof Berg

Beast

E

Emma-Clara Folin

Dancer

F

Francoise Fournier

Dominatrix

Sandra Haraldsen

Dominatrix

Lina Mannheimer

Self - interviewer (voice) (uncredited)

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