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8 Women Details

2002 Certificate 15
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From French director Francois Ozon, 8 WOMEN is a character drama and musical set in a country home during Christmastime in the 1950s. Though the atmosphere seems light and festive, when the host, Marcel, is stabbed in the back, one of the eight women in the house must be the culprit. The youngest of the bunch, Catherine (.. Read more

Starring Danielle Darrieux, Ludivine Sagnier, Firmine Richard, Catherine Deneuve
Director Francois Ozon
Genres Comedy, Gay/Lesbian, World Cinema

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From French director Francois Ozon, 8 WOMEN is a character drama and musical set in a country home during Christmastime in the 1950s. Though the atmosphere seems light and festive, when the host, Marcel, is stabbed in the back, one of the eight women in the house must be the culprit. The youngest of the bunch, Catherine (Ludivine Sagnier), is a teenager who loved her Daddy and also loves police novels. Her sister, Suzon (Virginie Ledoyen), is a student in England who has traveled home for the holiday. Their mom is Gaby (Catherine Deneuve), the ungrieving wife of Marcel, who never reveals too much. Grandma, who goes by Mamie (Danielle Darrieux), is an alcoholic who reveals that she's not as innocent as she looks when she walks right out of her wheelchair. Marcel's sister, Pierrette (Fanny Ardant) arrives mysteriously just after the murder. The maids, Louise (Emmanuelle Beart) and Chanel (Firmine Richard), are obviously up to no good as their stories keep changing. And the neurotic and hilarious Augustine (Isabelle Huppert), Gaby's sister, is the aging virgin who is just plain unstable. As each of these women interrogate each other, each singing her own song as a type of encrypted confession, there are some very funny moments. 8 WOMEN unfolds like a demented CLUE, with absurd tidbits of information--Chanel is actually an exotic dancer; Gaby and Louise are lesbian lovers--coming straight from Ozon's quirky sense of humor. A magnificent set, a snowy backdrop, and candy colored costumes complete this wacky tongue-in-cheek affair.

Starring Danielle Darrieux, Ludivine Sagnier, Firmine Richard, Catherine Deneuve, Emmanuelle Beart, Isabelle Huppert, Fanny Ardant, Virginie Ledoyen, Danielle Darri
Director Francois Ozon
Studio PATHE DISTRIBUTION
Run time DVD: 1 hr 43 mins
Certificate Certificate 15
Genres Comedy, Gay/Lesbian, World Cinema
Language DVD: French
Released Production year: 2002

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    • 2 stars out of 4  

      Highly artificial, witty, enjoyable pastiche of a country house murder mystery, with bravura performances from its stellar cast, representing four generations of French acting, who burst into song at unexpected moments.

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    • Rated - 1.0 star  

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      Imagine a Poirot with a musical number every 15 mins or so. Crap, crap, crap.

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    • Rated - 5.0 stars  

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      What a Laugh!!!!!

      Has got to be the funniest film I have seen in a loooonnngggg time! not sure if i was laughing WITH or laughing AT... but does that matter? I WAS LAUGHING! ... read more »

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      Appalling Film

      This was definitely the worst French film I have ever seen, I couldn't wait for it to end and the singing was cringey. Avoid!

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