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.
Acting
Deneuve vs. Huppert: a masterclass in barely contained loathing.
Costume
Technicolor 1950s gowns that scream 'I did it and I'm gorgeous.'
Direction
Ozon weaponizes glamour against itself.
Director
François Ozon
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Ozon wrote the roles specifically for these actresses; Huppert threatened to quit if anyone else played Augustine.
The all-female cast was a deliberate homage to 1950s Hollywood star vehicles—and a rarity in French cinema.
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