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The title rather puzzling

posted 11 years ago by mahuna00
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Just watched this film on Huluplus and I liked it. But the title was puzzling. What was the ceremony? I am assuming the French word - La Ceremonie - translates pretty much into the same thing in English, i.e. the ceremony.

[–] Prof_Lostiswitz 11 years ago

Presumably the killing itself was a kind of "ceremony of purification".

[–] farrokh3001 11 years ago

The French have a name for the events leading up to a death by guillotine. They call it "the ceremony."
I stole it from the Roger Ebert's site.

[–] nutsberryfarm 10 years ago

yep.

We have a pool and a pond...pond be good for you.

[–] ArgentinianBuff (5) 3 years ago

Someone in the top comments said that in the original play that this movie's novel is based the two lead characters have a ceremony where they dance in the family's clothing