Cérémonie d'amour

1987
16
1h 37m

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Hugo, a vain clothing buyer, meets Myriam on a train and pursues a relationship with her. He is delighted to learn she is a prostitute and has no idea she has more in mind than Hugo bargaine... Read allHugo, a vain clothing buyer, meets Myriam on a train and pursues a relationship with her. He is delighted to learn she is a prostitute and has no idea she has more in mind than Hugo bargained for.Hugo, a vain clothing buyer, meets Myriam on a train and pursues a relationship with her. He is delighted to learn she is a prostitute and has no idea she has more in mind than Hugo bargained for.

Director
- Walerian Borowczyk
Writers
- Walerian Borowczyk
- André Pieyre de Mandiargues
Stars

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4.8/10

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Director
- Walerian Borowczyk
Writers
- Walerian Borowczyk
- André Pieyre de Mandiargues
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

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Trivia
Walerian Borowczyk's last feature film.

Alternate versions
The version on MUBI runs 100:47 min.

Soundtracks
Toccata, Adagio et Fugue in C major BWV 564
Written by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performed by Jean-Paul Imbert

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Featured review

3/10

Underwhelming

Generally I am a Borowczyk fan. So I start from a position of sympathy.

The film has a certain gritty urban style to it, and it is not by any means his worst. For instance the courting scene across the Metro line is inventive, and the scenes are often originally shot.

However the film must rate as underwhelming chiefly because it does not really go anywhere. It all leads up to a fairly brutish love making scene which had long been trailed. I did not find it erotic and there is no trademark nudity.

So what? I thought. And moved on .....