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The Big Ceremonial

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Fantasy is a favourite theme for directors, since it enables them to give vent to diabolical situations with unlimited licence. This film is of this category. It is the story of a jealous and protective mother who allows her son only home-made dolls to satisfy his sick fantasy. But as in all fairy stories, there comes a day when a real, warm girl enters the sheltered life of the son. His natural and innate thirsts for oddities soon make him repeat on the girl what, until then, he has been doing with the dolls. The story then evolves into a fight of wills between the mother and the girl.

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What is The Big Ceremonial (1969) about?

Fantasy is a favourite theme for directors, since it enables them to give vent to diabolical situations with unlimited licence. This film is of this category. It is the story of a jealous and protective mother who allows her son only home-made dolls to satisfy his sick fantasy. But as in all fairy stories, there comes a day when a real, warm girl enters the sheltered life of the son. His natural…

Who stars in The Big Ceremonial?

The Big Ceremonial stars Ginette Leclerc (La mère), Michel Tureau (Cavanosa), Marcella Saint-Amant (Syl), Fernando Arrabal (Le vendeur de lingerie), Jean-Daniel Ehrmann (L'amant de Syl). The film was directed by Pierre-Alain Jolivet.

How long is The Big Ceremonial?

The Big Ceremonial has a runtime of 1 min and premiered in 1969.

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