
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 d... (Full plot summary below)
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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?
Leave your thoughts about 8 Women.
| PopMattersElbert VenturaDrop-dead pretty and confidently assembled, it's a shameless, extravagant charmer -- at first. As the movie goes on, it goes deeper, too, until the bleak melancholia that lurks beneath the surface violently breaks through. |
| Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)Ken HankeMost of the ideas in 8 Women are similar to other things %u2013 and that's both the point and the delight of this strange confection, which can best be described as a highly theatrical musical-comedy version of Gosford Park. |
| Christian Science MonitorDavid SterrittThe secret to enjoying 8 Women is to check your analytical mind at the popcorn counter and settle back for almost two hours of cinematic mischief. |
| San Francisco ChronicleJonathan CurielSo original, so funny, so alive with drama, intrigue, mystery and colors that you want to see it again and again. |
| Cinema em CenaPablo VillaçaExcepcional policial-comédia-drama-musical com um elenco fabuloso, direção de arte e figurinos notáveis e direção firme e elegante de Ozon. |
| Film Journal InternationalKevin LallyThis unique confection from one of the country's most gifted and prolific young filmmakers is sheer, outlandish fun. |
| Seattle TimesMoira MacDonaldIt's a big puffy French pastry of a movie: light, airy, silly, not especially memorable, but delicious while it lasts. |
| Montreal Film JournalKevin N. LaforestGorgeous actresses and visuals abound, as do witty and biting dialogue and ever more outrageous twists and revelations. |
| Denver PostSteven RosenThe acting is such a delight, with each actress nailing her respective personality type with appropriate flair and finesse, that it breathes with life. |
| Combustible CelluloidJeffrey M. AndersonThis Ozon comes much closer to the nasty little prankster that I liked so much with Sitcom. |