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8 Women (2002)

Directed by François Ozon · Cinematography by Jeanne Lapoirie

R111 min64 frames

ComedyThrillerMystery

Living in a house full of women can be murder.

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8 Women (2002) movie still: closeup — A close-up view of a young woman's face in an indoor setting. She has dark hair with blunt bangs and is…8 Women (2002) movie still: closeup — A woman looks through a sliver of space flanked by green patterned wallpaper. The background is completely…8 Women (2002) movie still: medium — A lavish interior features a grand staircase covered with dark red, ornate patterned carpeting. Five women…8 Women (2002) movie still: medium — A luxuriously furnished parlor features tufted yellow velvet furniture and patterned green wallpaper. Seven…8 Women (2002) movie still: closeup — A woman holds a small golden compact mirror while indoors at night. She is carefully applying bright red…8 Women (2002) movie still: medium — A vintage bedroom features floral wallpaper and a wooden headboard with warm lamp illumination. A woman leans…8 Women (2002) movie still: fullbody — A group of four women sits on a red-carpeted staircase in a large home. They sit in a horizontal row looking…8 Women (2002) movie still: medium — A dark hallway contains a circular window looking out onto bare winter tree branches. A woman stands in front…8 Women (2002) movie still: closeup — A framed oil painting depicts a blonde woman wearing a red dress. The woman poses in a three-quarter turn…8 Women (2002) movie still: medium — Seven women are grouped together in a room with patterned wallpaper. They stand close together and peer…8 Women (2002) movie still: fullbody — A spacious room features a vibrant red patterned carpet and a formal table set. An middle-aged woman in a…8 Women (2002) movie still: closeup — A woman stands in front of dark, textured red curtains in a theater space. She looks directly into the camera…8 Women (2002) movie still: fullbody — A stone wall with leaded glass windows is covered in light, patchy snow. A deer standing in the snow nibbles…8 Women (2002) movie still: fullbody — A grand foyer with a curved white staircase features eight women standing in line. They face the camera while…8 Women (2002) movie still: medium — A dark, elegant entry hall with wallpaper, wooden steps, and a glass-paneled front door. A maid stands in the…8 Women (2002) movie still: closeup — A dark space provides a minimal backdrop for a woman at a telephone. A woman with a short bob hairstyle holds…
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What is 8 Women about?

Eight women gather to celebrate Christmas in a snowbound cottage, only to find the family patriarch dead with a knife in his back. Trapped in the house, every woman becomes a suspect, each having her own motive and secret.

8 Women is a 2002 jukebox musical comedy mystery film written and directed by François Ozon. Based on the 1958 play by Robert Thomas, it features an ensemble cast of high-profile French actresses: Catherine Deneuve, Isabelle Huppert, Emmanuelle Béart, Fanny Ardant, Virginie Ledoyen, Danielle Darrieux, Ludivine Sagnier and Firmine Richard. Revolving around an eccentric family of women and their employees in the 1950s, the film follows eight women as they gather to celebrate Christmas in an isolated, snowbound cottage only to find Marcel, the family patriarch, dead with a knife in his back. Trapped in the house, every woman becomes a suspect, each having her own motive and secret.

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What does the cinematography of 8 Women look like?

Across 64 sampled frames, 8 Women builds its coverage from medium shots (47% of the sample), with close-ups (28%) carrying much of the rest. Cinematographer Jeanne Lapoirie keeps 41% of it in soft, high-key light. 48% of the frames play at night or in the failing light of dusk. Focus stays shallow in 66% of the frames, isolating subjects from their surroundings.

What is the color palette of 8 Women?

The dominant colors across the sampled frames of 8 Women (2002) are #31302c, #0f0d0c, #49342e, #281815, #0c3332, #ead1c9 — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.

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