Question 1

What surprising musical anachronism appears in this 1950s-set film?

Accepted Answer

The songs featured are all from 1963-1987, including the yé-yé style "Papa t'es plus dans l'coup" which is obviously anachronistic for the 1950s setting.

Question 2

Which real-life actress connection appears in a photo shown by Louise?

Accepted Answer

When Louise shows a photo of her former employer, it is a picture of Romy Schneider.

Question 3

What was director François Ozon's original inspiration before finding the play?

Accepted Answer

Ozon wanted to remake George Cukor's The Women (1939) but changed his mind and later found the play written by Robert Thomas.

Question 4

Which major international film festivals featured 8 Women in 2002?

Accepted Answer

The film was at Berlin International Film Festival, Edinburgh International Film Festival, Mar del Plata International Film Festival, San Sebastián International Film Festival, Stockholm International Film Festival, Toronto International Film Festival, and Venice Film Festival in 2002.

Question 5

What specific in-joke connects Isabelle Huppert's character to her filmography?

Accepted Answer

When Pierette tells Augustine she looks like a woman from "La Dame Aux Camélias," it's a reference to Huppert actually playing Alphonsine in a 1980 adaptation of that novel.

Question 6

What surprising anachronism appears in the film's 1950s setting?

Accepted Answer

Although set in the 1950s, the songs featured were released between 1963 and 1987, including the yé-yé style "Papa t'es plus dans l'coup" from the early 1960s.

Question 7

Which real-life actress appears in a photograph shown by Louise?

Accepted Answer

When Louise shows a photo of her former employer, it is a picture of Romy Schneider.

Question 8

What was director François Ozon's original inspiration before finding the source material?

Accepted Answer

Ozon initially wanted to remake George Cukor's The Women (1939) but changed his mind and later found the play written by Robert Thomas.

Question 9

Which major international film festivals featured 8 Women in 2002?

Accepted Answer

The film was featured at the Berlin International Film Festival, Edinburgh International Film Festival, Mar del Plata International Film Festival, San Sebastián International Film Festival, Stockholm International Film Festival, Toronto International Film Festival, and Venice Film Festival in 2002.

Question 10

What is the basic premise of 8 Women?

Accepted Answer

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

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