Rent Secret Ceremony (1968)
3.0 of 5 from 86 ratings
1h 44min
- General info
- Available formats
- Synopsis:
- A powerful psychological thriller from acclaimed director Joseph Losey starring Elizabeth Taylor, Mia Farrow and Robert Mitchum. An unbalanced girl becomes convinced that ageing prostitute Leonora is her dead mother. Grieving the recent death of her own daughter, Leonora plays out the pretence, and a bizarre relationship begins to form between the two women. Yet soon the brute force of reality descends as secrets from the past unfold, threatening their fragile dream world.
- Actors:
- Elizabeth Taylor, Mia Farrow, Robert Mitchum, Peggy Ashcroft, Pamela Brown, Robert Douglas, George Howell, Penelope Keith, Roger Lloyd-Pack, Angus Mackay, Michael Strong
- Directors:
- Joseph Losey
- Producers:
- John Heyman, Norman Priggen
- Writers:
- Marco Denevi, George Tabori
- Others:
- Richard Rodney Bennett
- Studio:
- Universal Pictures
- Genres:
- Classics, Drama, Thrillers
- Collections:
- Top 10 Films By Year, Top Films of 1968
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 25/11/2019
- Run Time:
- 109 minutes
- Languages:
- English LPCM Mono
- Subtitles:
- English Hard of Hearing
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 1.85:1
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- Audio commentary with authors and critics Dean Brandum and Alexandra Heller-Nicholas (2019) Archival Interview with Joseph Losey (1969, 15 mins): extract from the French television programme Cinema critique, featuring the celebrated director promoting the release of Secret Ceremony and an appreciation by critic Michel Mourlet
- The Beholder's Share (2019, 25 mins): interview with Gavrik Losey, son of J oseph Losey
- TV version: additional scenes (1971, 18 mins): unique prologue and epilogue produced for US television screenings, with Robert Douglas and Michael Strong
- Original theatrical trailer
- Larry Karaszewski trailer commentary (2015, 3 mins): short critical appreciation
- Image gallery: promotional and publicity material
- World premiere on Blu-ray
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Reviews (2) of Secret Ceremony
Strange - Secret Ceremony review by CP Customer
I kept watching the movie thinking there would be a twist but that didnt come. I did't seethe point of the ending or understand it really.
2 out of 2 members found this review helpful.
Dated and disappointing - Secret Ceremony review by CSF
I have always loved and admired Joseph Losey but certainly not for that film. The characters are not credible anymore after 20 minutes. The story is not sophisticated enough for the 21st Century. At the end, I felt that the story was pointless.
0 out of 0 members found this review helpful.