Synopsis
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?
Cast
Fanny Ardant·Catherine Deneuve·Ludivine Sagnier·Emmanuelle Béart·Danielle Darrieux·Virginie Ledoyen·Isabelle Huppert·Firmine Richard
Film Credits
Cinematography by Jeanne Lapoirie, with production design by Arnaud de Moleron.
Screenplay
Robert Thomas, François Ozon, Marina de Van
Cinematography
Jeanne Lapoirie
Production Design
Arnaud de Moleron
Costume Design
Pascaline Chavanne
Music
Krishna Levy
Country
France
Language
French
Set In
1950s
Rating
R
Runtime
111 min
Box Office
$3,098,776
Awards
11 wins & 31 nominations total
IMDb
7.0/10 · 35K votes
Rotten Tomatoes
79%
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