Eight beautiful, outstanding French actresses singing and dancing in colourful, elegant costumes, stunning location, sexual tension, flashbacks, drama, comedy...is this the French equivalent of "Nine"? Hardly, since "8 Women" was actually released years ago, but there are some odd similarities that become apparent. It's about a man and his complex relationships with women, lots of women, lots of complicated, scheming, manipulative, seductive women. The all seem ordinary at first. But we get suspicious because they're too perfect. Sort of like the street and people on "Desperate Housewives." They are all so properly dressed, say the right ...  Read the complete review

8 Women (8 femmes) is a feisty French whodunnit written and directed by controversial director François Ozon, featuring eight of France's finest leading-ladies. The cast includes screen-legends Catherine Deveuve and Fanny Ardant, alongside the beautiful Emmanuelle Béart and sophisticated Isabelle Huppert. For fans of French cinema it's a rare treat to see such a high calibre of actors on screen at one time. The film is set in the 1950s, in a country house in the dead of winter and sees a family being re-united by the return of the daughter Louise (Béart). Within minutes the man of the house, and the only man we see (or don't really see), is found ...  Read the complete review