Product: 8 Women (2002)
Rating: 1.0
Chacun a son gout
As I watched this movie, questions kept coming to mind. Why was this movie made? What was it in reaction to? Why did such good actresses agree to work in it? What were they thinking? As you may gather, I did not like the film. I found it very disappointing, especially knowing the talents of these actresses. What happened?Some research has turned up a few answers. There was a well-received play called Huit Femmes and it is easy to imagine a good interaction between actresses on stage (ones who could sing) and an audience. This interaction is, of course, lacking in a film, which is why some theater pieces go so wrong in a screen version. This film is no Chicago (the success of which could not have inspired this work as they came out at the same time). Maybe a better screenwriter could have saved it.If you did like the film, fine. It did gross $42.2 million, so you were not alone, and it must have been profitable, given the obviously low production costs. I understand it is a LBGT cult film. Is it camp, as some contend? I don't think so - not everything bad is camp and vice versa. Would an American audience even get French camp? Did you like Les Vacances de M. Hulot?