
La Cérémonie(1995)
Sophie, a quiet and shy maid working for an upper-class French family, finds a friend in the energetic and uncompromising postmaster Jeanne, who encourages her to stand up against her bourgeois employers.


Three generations of a wealthy Bordeaux family are caught in the crossfire when Anne decides to run for mayor, thanks to a political pamphlet that revives an old murder scandal.

Nathalie Baye
Anne Charpin-Vasseur

Benoît Magimel
François Vasseur

Suzanne Flon
Aunt Line

Bernard Le Coq
Gérard Vasseur

Thomas Chabrol
Matthieu Lartigue

Mélanie Doutey
Michèle Charpin-Vasseur

Henri Attal
Fanny's Father-in-law
Kevin Ahyi
First Kid
Françoise Bertin
Thérèse

Jérôme Bertin
Volunteer
The Flower of Evil is a drama, thriller film released in 2003 exploring themes of suppressed past, return, bourgeoisie, wealth, family conflict, mayoral election. Directed by Claude Chabrol, it stars Nathalie Baye, Benoît Magimel, Suzanne Flon. Three generations of a wealthy Bordeaux family are caught in the crossfire when Anne decides to run for mayor, thanks to a political pamphlet that revives an old murder scandal.
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