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8 Women (2002)
8 femmes (original title)

R  111 min  -  Musical | Comedy | Crime   -  20 September 2002 (USA)
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One murdered man, eight women, each seeming to be more eager than the others to know the truth. Gimme, gimme, gimme some clues to make up my mind. And eventually enter the truth. Oh, thou cruel woman!

Director:

François Ozon
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Cast

Complete credited cast:
Danielle Darrieux ...
Catherine Deneuve ...
Isabelle Huppert ...
Emmanuelle Béart ...
Fanny Ardant ...
Virginie Ledoyen ...
Ludivine Sagnier ...
Firmine Richard Firmine Richard ...
Dominique Lamure Dominique Lamure ...
Marcel, the husband
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Storyline

One morning at an isolated mansion in the snowy countryside of 1950s France, a family is gathered for the holiday season. But there will be no celebration at all because their beloved patriarch has been murdered! The killer can only be one of the eight women closest to the man of the house. Was it his powerful wife? His spinster sister-in-law? His miserly mother-in-law? Maybe the insolent chambermaid or the loyal housekeeper? Could it possibly have been one of his two young daughters? A surprise visit from the victim's chic sister sends the household into a tizzy, encouraging hysterics, exacerbating rivalries, and encompassing musical interludes. Comedic situations arise with the revelations of dark family secrets. Seduction dances with betrayal. The mystery of the female psyche is revealed. There are eight women and each is a suspect. Each has a motive. Each has a secret. Beautiful, tempestuous, intelligent, sensual, and dangerous...one of them is guilty. Which one is it? Written by Anthony Pereyra <hypersonic91@yahoo.com>  

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Plot Keywords:

Secret | Industrialist | Suspect | Murder | Cook  | See more »

Taglines:

Living in a house full of women can be murder.

Genres:

Musical | Comedy | Crime | Mystery

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for some sexual content See all certifications »

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Details

Country:

France | Italy

Language:

French | English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

8 mujeres See more »

Box Office

Budget:

€8,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$52,088 (Argentina) (13 August 2002) (20 Screens)

Gross:

$19,236,000 (France) (22 October 2002)
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Sound Mix:

DTS  | Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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Trivia

Virginie Ledoyen played Suzon who was pregnant, actually was pregnant in real life. Danielle Darrieux made a joke about that saying "Actually it was 'neuf femmes' and not huit". See more »

Goofs

Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): On two occasions the ladies refer to the gun as a revolver but it is clearly a semi-automatic pistol. See more »

Quotes

[first lines]
[in French, using English subtitles]
Suzon: I'm going in, Mom.
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Connections

References Laura (1944) See more »

Soundtracks

"Pile ou face"
(I toss a coin)
Music and Lyrics by Jean-Louis d'Onofrio
Sung by Emmanuelle Béart See more »