8 Femmes

8 Women
Director
François Ozon
Country
France
Year
2002
Genre
Fiction
Scriptwriters
François Ozon / Robert Thomas
Cast
Catherine Deneuve / Emmanuelle Béart / Isabelle Huppert / Fanny Ardant / Ludivine Sagnier / Danielle Darrieux / Firmine Richard / Virginie Ledoyen
Production
Fidélité Films / France 2 Cinéma / Gimages / CNC (FR) / Studio Canal (FR)

Storyline

One morning the industrialist Marcel is found stabbed in his room. Eight women are his potential murderers: His wife Gaby, his daugthers Suzon and Catherine, his mother-in-law Mamy, his sister-in-law Augustine, his sister Pierette, the cook Chanel and the maid Louise. The house is isolated in a snowstorm, the phone is dead and one of them has to be the culprit. Mutual suspisions reveal the various secrets in their lives.

Festivals & Academy awards and others

San Sebastián International Film Festival 2002
Zabaltegi
Berlin International Film Festival 2002
Competition

Call for proposals Distribution Automatic
Year 2003
Call number 20/2003
Media support 325,660.80

Call for proposals Distribution Automatic
Year 2005
Call number 02/2005
Media support 1,603.25

Call for proposals Distribution Selective
Year 2002
Call number 21/2001
Media support 749,000.00

Distribution territories:
Ireland (Eire) / Lithuania / United Kingdom / Austria / Belgium / Cyprus / Czech Republic / Denmark / Spain / Finland / Greece / Poland / Slovakia / Sweden / Germany / Iceland / Italy / Norway / Portugal