The Ceremony (2015)

In an extravagant house in Paris people gather for sexual ceremonies in luxurious environments The 83yearold author Catherine RobbeGrillet 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 RobbeGrillet 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 thoughtprovoking debut film about desire power and silk scarves