The film's greatest draw is its powerhouse cast, featuring several generations of French cinema icons: Retrospective Review: 8 Women - In Their Own League
François Ozon’s ( 8 Femmes , 2002) is a vibrant, campy mashup of a "locked-room" murder mystery, a 1950s Technicolor melodrama, and a musical. Set in a snowbound French mansion during Christmas, the film kicks off when the patriarch, Marcel, is found stabbed in his bed. The eight women in the house—his wife, daughters, sister, mother-in-law, sister-in-law, and staff—quickly become both investigators and suspects, each harboring scandalous secrets that come to light through biting dialogue and sudden musical numbers. A Stellar Ensemble Performance