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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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- 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.
- 32786
- - Halliwell's Film Guide
  - 02 Mar 2006 at 15:43
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  Imagine a Poirot with a musical number every 15 mins or so. Crap, crap, crap.
  
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  - London, England
  - 27 Sep 2005 at 21:37
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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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  - 09 Apr 2012 at 21:37
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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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- - a customer
  - 11 Jan 2012 at 11:42
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  A lot of pouting and smoking really.
  
  The unexplained death of a patriarch in a snow covered chateux prompts an almighty pout-off between the leading ladies of French cinema.
  
  Deneuve ... read more »
  
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- - IamOwenHargreaves
  - 5 reviews
  - 05 Jan 2012 at 14:30
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  A Curiosity Piece
  
  It's very hard to categorise this film. At the beginning it looks as though it's going to be a sumptuously filmed (1950's style - Douglas Sirk) ... read more »
  
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- - Minopater
  - 251 reviews
  - Wallington
  - 06 Dec 2011 at 13:04
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  This film sucks!
  
  Oh my word! Words can't describe how bad this film is. From the ridiculous songs, to the horrendous acting and the worst plotline that has ever been thought... read more »
  
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  - 11 Nov 2011 at 23:53
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  Weirdly enchanting
  
  This is a delightfully eccentric film. The sight la Deneuve in her stately middle-aged persona jiggling her hips as she bursts into song is only one of many ... read more »
  
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  - Froniga
  - 24 reviews
  - England
  - 06 Nov 2011 at 21:15
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  A Classic 'Who Cares'!
  
  It was great watching four of the very best French actresses, all in the same film but what a film. Was it a film at all? It seemed more to be a filmed version ... read more »
  
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- - gallirose
  - 1 review
  - 19 Jul 2011 at 22:30
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  Huppert, Sagnier, Ledoyen, Deneuve, Ardant, Beart... what's not to like?
  
  Please ignore the negative reviews here which sound like they're written by people with no understanding of French cinema-- the list of actresses in the ... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - 08 Jun 2011 at 16:19
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  Fun and Individual
  
  Musical murder mystery with a superlative cast, great fun to watch and extremely enjoyable. Interwsting twist at the end. I've already bought the dvd.
  
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- - QueenElspeth
  - 2 reviews
  - Howden-le-Wear
  - 20 Mar 2011 at 22:46
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  Subtle Christiesque
  
  Brilliant film, rubbish American subtitles you can't turn off.
  
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- - Lignac
  - 7 reviews
  - Wisbech
  - 23 Jan 2010 at 22:22
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  Imagine a Poirot with a musical number every 15 mins or so. Crap, crap, crap.
  
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- 154131
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  - London, England
  - 27 Sep 2005 at 21:37
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  Quirky
  
  I loved this film. Definitely quirky, but also glamorous in the extreme, slick, brilliantly acted (well apart from Augustine perhaps) and well paced.
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- - klempmeister
  - Herts
  - 15 Aug 2004 at 10:21
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  Oh Dear!
  
  Camp, stylised, over-acted, stagey, irony the French way. People bursting into song for no reason. Badly translated subtitles full of Americanisms.
  
  ... read more »
  
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- - bigpete51
  - 4 reviews
  - West Wickham, England
  - 23 Jul 2005 at 19:33
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  French Cinema goes retro
  
  I have to say that I just finished watching 8 Women and what a feast for the eyes and mind. The sets, costume design and filming are out of this world. As for... read more »
  
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- - K Chawgo
  - London, England
  - 11 Feb 2004 at 09:43
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  give it a miss
  
  complete ,utter and absolute crap
  
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  - england
  - 14 Aug 2005 at 10:05
- - 6
  - 2
  Innofensive
  
  "8 Women" is Francois Ozon's adaptation of Robert Thomas's play; a
  
  genre-agnostic mystery-musical-comedy-melodrama set in a country... read more »
  
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- - caek
  - Sheffield
  - 26 Oct 2004 at 01:31
- - 4
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  Misses the Mark
  
  After watching this film I felt really let down. It has a top cast line up which promises a top class film but it just fails to deliver. The plot is terribly ... read more »
  
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  - Lincoln, England
  - 23 Nov 2004 at 21:10
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  Disappointing
  
  Oh dear, with such a fine cast, I was looking forward to a really good film. However, the plot was so corny that I didn't enjoy it at all and almost gave ... read more »
  
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- - crispin40
  - 530 reviews
  - Stirling, Scotland
  - 27 Nov 2004 at 21:54
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  A very quirky sub-...
  
  A very quirky sub-titled film. It was like watching a stage play, with cameo musical dance sections and a who dunnit theme. Odd, but enjoyable.
  
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- - alison#4
  - PLYMOUTH
  - 16 Apr 2004 at 09:40
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  Brilliant!
  
  8 WOMEN is a brilliant French farce with scenes of dramatic genius and laced with touching musical items at several key points.
  
  It defies any ... read more »
  
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  - 22 Dec 2005 at 09:59

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Critics' reviews
- 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.
- 32786
- - Halliwell's Film Guide
  - 02 Mar 2006 at 15:43
- "...Both camp and true, a warped adoration of star-quality actresses as amazing creatures who can project the lives of fictional characters as well as the essence of their own fabulous selves..."
- 11884
- - Entertainment Weekly
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 12:59
- "...All eight women are something to see and marvel at. Whatever you call this one-of-a-kind bonbon spiked with wit and malice, it's classic oo-la-la "
- 11886
- - Rolling Stone
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 12:59
- Ozon couldn't get the rights to remake Cukor's The Women, and so he fell upon a forgotten boulevard-theatre mystery by... read more on Time Out
- 46098
- - Time Out
  - 04 Nov 2008 at 00:16
- "...8 WOMEN enjoins eight of France's finest actresses in a giddily amusing Agatha Christie-style whodunit....Fun..."
- 11883
- - Box Office
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 12:59
- "...8 WOMEN is a feast. Each performance is beautifully controlled, notably Huppert's devastating comic turn..."
- 11887
- - Sight and Sound
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 12:59

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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 ...