8 Femmes (Bande originale du film) [Soundtrack]

Various Artists (Composer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Composer: Various Artists
• Audio CD (December 17, 2002)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Soundtrack
• Label: Rhino / Wea
• ASIN: B00007GZJL
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #298,673 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. 8 Femmes 8 Fleurs

2. Papa t'es plus dans l'coup

3. Message personnel

4. Can't give you anything

5. Mon amour mon ami

6. Pour ne pas vivre seul

7. Pile ou face

8. Toi Jamais

9. Il n'y a pas l'amour heureux

10. Thème 8 femmes (générique de fin)

11. La fenêtre

12. Confession de Suzon

13. Augustine s'évanouit

14. Pierrette seule

15. Augustine seule

16. Portrait de Gaby

17. Envie d'être belle

18. Complicité féminine

19. Le baiser

20. La manchination

See all 21 tracks on this disc

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

French director François Ozon's international hit manages to spoof both convoluted film whodunits and overblown Hollywood musicals: Agatha Christie as envisioned by Baz Luhrmann. One of the romp's chief joys is having eight of modern French cinema's most accomplished actresses take their turns in elaborately staged song and dance numbers, performances that compose this soundtrack's first half. Those showcases range from Ludivine Sagnier's loopy, '60s a-go-go take on "Papa T'es Plus dans L'Coup" through Fanny Ardant's breezy Parisian jazz, Isabelle Huppert's world-weary "Message Personnel," and Catherine Deneuve's tango-tinged "Toi Jamais." Coupled with Krishna Levy's masterfully earnest orchestral score (which offers a few fond nods to such '40s Bernard Herrmann romantic classics as Jane Eyre), the film's campy delights are crucially delivered deadpan and with nary a knowing wink, a tack that ensures its musical triumph--tongue firmly in cheek, or otherwise. --Jerry McCulley

Product Description

8 Women is the story of 8 women trapped in the house of a murdered man. One of the women is the culprit, and suspicious and mistrust run wild as they try to outwit and out maneuver one another. This French hit by filmmaker Francois Ozon has wowed audiences across Europe and the U.S. Academy Award winner Catherine Deneuve leads the star-studded cast, which boasts the best-known and most talented women of French cinema. Eight songs off the soundtrack feature the vocal talents of each of these eight actresses. The score is by Krishna Levy. Rhino. 2002.

Customer Reviews

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3 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Must-Love Songs, March 9, 2006

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This review is from: 8 Femmes (Bande originale du film) (Audio CD)

Nice songs, and especially for students of French like myself. Good for enriching the vocabulary and music to the ears. The movie 8 femmes is a must see-too.