Event

The Ceremony / La cérémonie Screening at Vancity Theatre

Critical Studies in Sexuality is bringing a special screening of The Ceremony / La cérémonie to you, with our Presenting Partner, DOXA Documentary Film Festival.

The Ceremony / La cérémonie
Lina Mannheimer | Sweden | 2014 | 75 min

VENUE: Vancity Theatre
19+
Doors at 6:30

The Ceremony is a documentary feature directed by Lina Mannheimer about the author and S/M artist Catherine Robbe-Grillet and her close friends.

Catherine Robbe-Grillet, a sharp intellectual born in 1930, published her first book (L'image) in 1956. It was banned and publicly burned in Paris. After more than 50 years of exploring eroticism and the world of sadomasochism, Robbe-Grillet is today widely considered France's most famous dominatrix.

"The Ceremony" takes us far beyond the prejudiced, simplistic and cliché-ridden perceptions of sadomasochism. S/M may be a central theme of the film, but not merely as an exotic phenomenon. The issues raised here take us far beyond sexual orientation. "The Ceremony" delves into what motivates our decisions, not only those concerning desire and sexuality, but our behavior in general. Sadomasochist practices and codes serve simply as a magnifying glass through which we examine the driving forces that make us who we are.

Attendees must be 19 years of age or older.

This event is made possible by the Jane Rule Endowment for the Study of Human Relationships, and has been organized by Critical Studies in Sexuality at the Institute for Gender, Race, Sexuality and Social Justice.