Product: 8 Women (2002)
Rating: 3.0
bare bones dvd edition of gallic fluff
This is a silly bit of fluff but it is fun and looks great. How could it not, with so many terrific French actresses all playing to stereotype as the wife, sister, sister-in-law, mother-in-law, cook, chambermaid and daughters of a murdered man, stranded on an estate and gradually coming to the realization that there is a murderer among them? A 1960's mise-en-scene and appropriately gorgeous costumes cannot entirely make palatable the songs or the plot, such as they are.DVD extras, there are none. You can see the French with English or Spanish subtitles. (Unlike another reviewer has said, there is not the option to select "8 Femmes" and see the film without subtitles. In addition, the Languages screen does not let you change the settings except to ADD Spanish subtitling -- at the top of the screen!) The only extra is a trailer. Paltry fare indeed.Worthwhile viewing only if you are a devotee of French cinema.