Plot: Eight women gather in a mansion during winter. Before the festivities can start, the man of the house is found dead in his bed, stabbed in the back with a knife. Nobody else was at the mansion, so the killer must be one of the women. With nowhere to go, they try to figure out who the culprit is.
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June 18, 2025
A fun pastiche. Ozon serves a delightful murder mystery, with the crème de la crème of French actresses dolled up in bright, colorful clothing and dishing out the odd song between trying to figure out who killed the man of the house. It's a film that breathes joy and delight, though it still misses the mark ever so slightly.
Not to say it's a bad film, on the contrary. But I think the presentation could've been a bit more polished (he's competing against the likes of Wes Anderson nowadays), and the songs could've had a bit more winks and nudges in them. Other than that, it was a pleasant revisit, just shy of a personal favorite.
April 24, 2006
[review pending]