Stars
Virginie Ledoyen
Danielle Darrieux
Firmine Richard
Catherine Deneuve
Emmanuelle Béart
Isabelle Huppert
Ludivine Sagnier
Fanny Ardant
Dominique Lamure
Writers
François Ozon
Marina de Van
Robert Thomas
Full Cast & Crew
[Cast Group]
Actor: Virginie Ledoyen | Character: Suzon
Actor: Danielle Darrieux | Character: Mamy
Actor: Firmine Richard | Character: Madame Chanel
Actor: Catherine Deneuve | Character: Gaby
Actor: Emmanuelle Béart | Character: Louise
Actor: Isabelle Huppert | Character: Augustine
Actor: Ludivine Sagnier | Character: Catherine
Actor: Fanny Ardant | Character: Pierrette
Actor: Dominique Lamure | Character: Marcel, the husband
[Directors Group]
Name: François Ozon | Role: Director
[Writers Group]
Name: François Ozon | Role: Writer
Name: Marina de Van | Role: Writer
Name: Robert Thomas | Role: Writer
[Producers Group]
Name: Stéphane Célérier | Role: Producer
Name: Olivier Delbosc | Role: Producer
Name: Marc Missonnier | Role: Producer
[Music Group]
Name: Krishna Levy | Role: Composer
[Cinematography Group]
Name: Jeanne Lapoirie | Role: Cinematographer
[Editing Group]
Name: Laurence Bawedin | Role: Editor
[Casting Group]
Name: Antoinette Boulat | Role: Casting Director
[Production Design Group]
Name: Arnaud de Moleron | Role: Production Designer
[Set Decoration Group]
Name: Marie-Claire Quin | Role: Set Decorator
[Costume Design Group]
Name: Pascaline Chavanne | Role: Costume Designer
[Makeup Department]
Name: Jean-Charles Bachelier | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Fabienne Bressan | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Agathe Dupuis | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Cédric Gérard | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Thi Thanh Tu Nguyen | Role: Makeup Department
Name: John Nollet | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Gill Robillard | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Myriam Roger | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Hervé Soulié | Role: Makeup Department
[Production Management]
Name: Christine De Jekel | Role: Production Manager
Name: Marie-Eve Graviou-Dural | Role: Production Manager
Name: Mélanie Karlin | Role: Production Manager
Name: Gilles Monnier | Role: Production Manager
[Assistant Directors]
Name: Hubert Barbin | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Cyril Duval | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Guillaume Huin | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Nicolas Ronchi | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
[Art Department]
Name: François Aïssa | Role: Art Department
Name: Céline Barray | Role: Art Department
Name: Philippe Boutillier | Role: Art Department
Name: Thomas Broyon | Role: Art Department
Name: Pascaline Chavanne | Role: Art Department
Name: Bernard Chenevier | Role: Art Department
Name: Arnaud De Moléron | Role: Art Department
Name: Henri Demonio | Role: Art Department
Name: Christophe Doubliez | Role: Art Department
Name: Nicolas Doyon | Role: Art Department
Name: Pierre du Boisberranger | Role: Art Department
Name: Jean-Baptiste Gallou | Role: Art Department
Name: François Hennequin | Role: Art Department
Name: Christophe Hervé | Role: Art Department
Name: Antoine Hoog | Role: Art Department
Name: Emmanuel Jaffre | Role: Art Department
Name: Mick Lanaro | Role: Art Department
Name: Loïc Le Moigne | Role: Art Department
Name: Norbert Luchessi | Role: Art Department
Name: Christelle Maisonneuve | Role: Art Department
Name: Elodie Martin | Role: Art Department
Name: Claire Massard | Role: Art Department
Name: Franck Miniconi | Role: Art Department
Name: Laurent Moizo | Role: Art Department
Name: Louis Morand | Role: Art Department
Name: Santiago Isidro Pin | Role: Art Department
Name: Marie-Claire Quin | Role: Art Department
Name: Serge Royo | Role: Art Department
Name: Carole Récamier | Role: Art Department
Name: Marjorie Thomas | Role: Art Department
Name: Elise Tulli | Role: Art Department
[Sound Department]
Name: Charles Autrand | Role: Sound Department
Name: Christophe Bourreau | Role: Sound Department
Name: Vincent Breau | Role: Sound Department
Name: Frédéric Cattoni | Role: Sound Department
Name: Bernard Chaumeil | Role: Sound Department
Name: Samuel Dequidt | Role: Sound Department
Name: Philippe Dongé | Role: Sound Department
Name: Pierre Gamet | Role: Sound Department
Name: Benoît Hillebrant | Role: Sound Department
Name: Jean-Pierre Laforce | Role: Sound Department
Name: Lionel Le Bras | Role: Sound Department
Name: Stéphan Lucas | Role: Sound Department
Name: Pedro Marques | Role: Sound Department
Name: Michel Monier | Role: Sound Department
Name: Julien Perez | Role: Sound Department
Name: Pascal Vonhatten | Role: Sound Department
[Special Effects]
Name: Christophe Messaoudi | Role: Special Effects
[Visual Effects]
Name: Nicolas Kermel | Role: Visual Effects
[Stunts]
Name: Sébastien Charles | Role: Stunts
Name: Pascaline Girardot | Role: Stunts
Name: Pascal Guégan | Role: Stunts
Name: Crystal Samani | Role: Stunts
[Camera and Electrical Department]
Name: Pierre Bonnet | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Nicolas Dixmier | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Mickael Georgeault | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Alexandre Gotkovski | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Yorick Le Saux | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Jean-Claude Moireau | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Carlos Ribeiro | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Benoît Rizzotti | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Didier Rollot | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Hervé Rousset | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Ludovic Simeon | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
[Casting Department]
Name: Nicolas Ronchi | Role: Casting Department
[Costume and Wardrobe Department]
Name: Hélène Cassard | Role: Costume Department
Name: Isabelle Guérin | Role: Costume Department
Name: Emma Lebail | Role: Costume Department
Name: Hélène Robin | Role: Costume Department
Name: Monique Tourret | Role: Costume Department
[Editorial Department]
Name: Delphine Illouz | Role: Editorial Department
[Music Department]
Name: Sébastien Balasko | Role: Music Department
Name: Amélie de Chassey | Role: Music Department
Name: Daniel Faure | Role: Music Department
Name: Bruno Fontaine | Role: Music Department
Name: Jil et Jan | Role: Music Department
Name: Didier Lizé | Role: Music Department
Name: Delphine Mathieu | Role: Music Department
Name: Edouard Dubois | Role: Music Department
[Production Department]
Name: Marylène Dastugue | Role: Production Department
Name: Amélia Guyader | Role: Production Department
[Script and Continuity Department]
Name: Agathe Grau | Role: Script and Continuity Department
[Additional Crew]
Name: Alessia Amendola | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Senta Berger | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Miranda Bonansea | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Thierry Chapat | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Sébastien Charles | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Valeria Ciangottini | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Chiara Colizzi | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Franca D'Amato | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Marina de Van | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Richard Deusy | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Aurélien Dubois | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Christian Dutac | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Hannelore Elsner | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Paola Giannetti | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Rosa Guiñón | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Cosma Shiva Hagen | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Nina Hoss | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Nicolette Krebitz | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Ruth-Maria Kubitschek | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Jean-Louis Lalet | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Richard Lormand | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Melina Martello | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Alida Milana | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Bruno Peschard | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Katja Riemann | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Jasmin Tabatabai | Role: Additional Crew
[Thanks]
Name: Dominique Besnehard | Role: Thanks
Trailers
Bande-annonce [OV] | Type: Trailer | IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/video/vi1797111321/ | Playback: https://imdb-video.media-imdb.com/vi1797111321/1434659607842-pgv4ql-1593708067581.mp4?Expires=1788258237&Signature=If42rn6A9phXKxvQb3FQzfVtlTWTUHBhFoNrMbdhrrR9nZTVOwXVw2Chgeso-nbx74JIaY0nLASaA8LtuNajn6nMM3yU853lBakQ7rjvhlSLPBzjj0YhSHOlxhQJAKUuddUpFEhrRSH9kkC4GnvdtmKBF39F40giB514woT3l6YGZSVnesgoOdctx9-GcSE4F1SPEPtAivEC5O~YhXA~irGuNUKkaGGoEmzr88Idi5my5MiKeOxX5pAd~Lj8~aITkUY-0Itm0OkWFKB22A0fw1-TfIkrJfoFN~KnkOfAsATW9PhnFp3~HQrR1oNZiJSjsp5dEnCy4jwtII~NVbNuNw__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAIFLZBVQZ24NQH3KA
Release Schedule
France: January 8, 2002 (premiere)
France: February 6, 2002
Germany: February 9, 2002 (Berlin International Film Festival)
Belgium: February 13, 2002
Argentina: March 13, 2002 (Mar del Plata Film Festival)
Greece: April 5, 2002
Netherlands: April 18, 2002
Switzerland: April 25, 2002 (German speaking region)
Hungary: April 26, 2002 (French Film Week)
Hungary: May 2, 2002
China: June 8, 2002 (Shanghai International Film Festival)
Russia: June 20, 2002
Germany: July 11, 2002
Kazakhstan: July 19, 2002
Romania: August 2, 2002
Argentina: August 8, 2002
United Kingdom: August 16, 2002 (Edinburgh International Film Festival)
Norway: August 18, 2002 (Norwegian International Film Festival)
Norway: August 23, 2002
United States: September 6, 2002 (limited)
Canada: September 10, 2002 (Toronto International Film Festival)
Austria: September 13, 2002
Canada: September 20, 2002 (Cinefest Sudbury International Film Festival)
Finland: September 22, 2002 (Helsinki International Film Festival)
Canada: September 27, 2002
Finland: September 27, 2002
Hong Kong: October 3, 2002
Singapore: October 3, 2002
United States: October 4, 2002
Ireland: October 8, 2002 (Cork International Film Festival)
Uruguay: October 11, 2002
Italy: October 17, 2002
Poland: October 18, 2002
Portugal: October 18, 2002
Israel: October 24, 2002
Bulgaria: November 10, 2002
Czech Republic: November 14, 2002
Taiwan: November 16, 2002
Taiwan: November 16, 2002 (Taipei)
Japan: November 23, 2002 (Tokyo)
Spain: November 29, 2002
United Kingdom: November 29, 2002
Ireland: November 29, 2002
Turkey: December 6, 2002
Sweden: December 13, 2002
Denmark: December 25, 2002
South Korea: January 10, 2003
Thailand: January 10, 2003 (Bangkok International Film Festival)
United States: January 13, 2003 (Palm Springs International Film Festival)
Estonia: January 31, 2003
Iceland: March 21, 2003
Kuwait: July 22, 2003
Peru: September 4, 2003
Mexico: December 17, 2003 (Mexico City)
United Kingdom: March 28, 2007 (London Lesbian and Gay Film Festival)
China: June 22, 2012 (Shanghai International Film Festival)
Serbia: March 5, 2014 (Belgrade Film Festival)
Taiwan: March 8, 2019 (re-release)
Germany: February 11, 2022 (Berlin International Film Festival)
Greece: November 2, 2025 (Thessaloniki International Film Festival)
Awards
Nominee | 2003 | Chicago Film Critics Association Awards | CFCA Award | Best Foreign Language Film | 8 Women | France.
Winner | 2003 | Étoiles d'Or, France | Étoile d'Or | Best Actress (Meilleure actrice) | Isabelle Huppert, 8 Women
Winner | 2003 | Étoiles d'Or, France | Étoile d'Or | Best Composer (Compositeur de musique originale) | Krishna Levy, 8 Women | Tied with Antoine Duhamel for Safe Conduct (2002).
Winner | 2002 | Russian Guild of Film Critics | Golden Aries | Best Foreign Actress | Isabelle Huppert, 8 Women
Nominee | 2003 | Online Film Critics Society Awards | OFCS Award | Best Ensemble | 8 Women
Nominee | 2003 | Online Film Critics Society Awards | OFCS Award | Best Costume Design | Pascaline Chavanne, 8 Women
Winner | 2002 | Berlin International Film Festival | Reader Jury of the "Berliner Morgenpost" | François Ozon, 8 Women
Nominee | 2002 | Berlin International Film Festival | Golden Berlin Bear | François Ozon, 8 Women
Nominee | 2002 | European Film Awards | European Film Award | European Film | Olivier Delbosc, Marc Missonnier, 8 Women
Nominee | 2002 | European Film Awards | European Film Award | European Screenwriter | François Ozon, 8 Women
Nominee | 2002 | European Film Awards | EFA People's Choice Award | Best European Director | François Ozon, 8 Women
Nominee | 2002 | European Film Awards | EFA People's Choice Award | Best European Actress | Fanny Ardant, 8 Women
Nominee | 2002 | European Film Awards | EFA People's Choice Award | Best European Actress | Isabelle Huppert, 8 Women
Winner | 2003 | Chlotrudis Awards | Audience Award | Best Supporting Actress | Isabelle Huppert, 8 Women
Nominee | 2003 | Chlotrudis Awards | Chlotrudis Award | Best Cast | 8 Women
Nominee | 2003 | Chlotrudis Awards | Chlotrudis Award | Best Adapted Screenplay | Marina de Van, François Ozon, 8 Women
Nominee | 2003 | Motion Picture Sound Editors, USA | Golden Reel Award | Best Sound Editing in a Feature - Music - Musical | Benoît Hillebrant, 8 Women
Nominee | 2003 | César Awards, France | César | Best Film (Meilleur film) | François Ozon, 8 Women
Nominee | 2003 | César Awards, France | César | Best Actress (Meilleure actrice) | Fanny Ardant, 8 Women
Nominee | 2003 | César Awards, France | César | Best Actress (Meilleure actrice) | Isabelle Huppert, 8 Women
Nominee | 2003 | César Awards, France | César | Best Supporting Actress (Meilleure actrice dans un second rôle) | Danielle Darrieux, 8 Women
Nominee | 2003 | César Awards, France | César | Best Director (Meilleur réalisateur) | François Ozon, 8 Women
Nominee | 2003 | César Awards, France | César | Most Promising Actress (Meilleur jeune espoir féminin) | Ludivine Sagnier, 8 Women
Nominee | 2003 | César Awards, France | César | Best Screenplay, Original or Adaptation (Meilleur scénario, original ou adaptation) | François Ozon, Marina de Van, 8 Women
Nominee | 2003 | César Awards, France | César | Best Music Written for a Film (Meilleure musique écrite pour un film) | Krishna Levy, 8 Women
Nominee | 2003 | César Awards, France | César | Best Cinematography (Meilleure photographie) | Jeanne Lapoirie, 8 Women
Nominee | 2003 | César Awards, France | César | Best Production Design (Meilleurs décors) | Arnaud de Moleron, 8 Women
Nominee | 2003 | César Awards, France | César | Best Costume Design (Meilleurs costumes) | Pascaline Chavanne, 8 Women
Nominee | 2003 | César Awards, France | César | Best Sound (Meilleur son) | Pierre Gamet, Benoît Hillebrant, Jean-Pierre Laforce, 8 Women
Nominee | 2003 | GLAAD Media Awards | GLAAD Media Award | Outstanding Film - Limited Release | 8 Women
Winner | 2003 | Lumiere Awards, France | Lumiere Award | Best Director (Meilleur réalisateur) | François Ozon, 8 Women
Winner | 2002 | San Diego Film Critics Society Awards | Special Award | Isabelle Huppert, Les Destinées, Nightcap, The Piano Teacher, 8 Women | For the body of work in the last year.
Winner | 2002 | Berlin International Film Festival | Silver Berlin Bear | Outstanding Artistic Achievement | Fanny Ardant, Emmanuelle Béart, Danielle Darrieux, Catherine Deneuve, Isabelle Huppert, Virginie Ledoyen, Firmine Richard, Ludivine Sagnier, 8 Women
Winner | 2002 | National Board of Review, USA | NBR Award | Top Foreign Films | 8 Women
Nominee | 2003 | Chlotrudis Awards | Chlotrudis Award | Best Supporting Actress | Isabelle Huppert, 8 Women
Nominee | 2003 | Online Film & Television Association | OFTA Film Award | Best Foreign Language Film | 8 Women | France
Nominee | 2002 | Awards Circuit Community Awards | ACCA | Best Foreign Language Film | 8 Women | France
Nominee | 2003 | Gold Derby Awards | Gold Derby Film Award | Foreign Language Film | 8 Women
Winner | 2002 | European Film Awards | European Film Award | European Actress | Catherine Deneuve, Isabelle Huppert, Emmanuelle Béart, Fanny Ardant, Virginie Ledoyen, Danielle Darrieux, Ludivine Sagnier, Firmine Richard, 8 Women | To the ensemble cast.
Winner | 2003 | Yoga Awards | Yoga Award | Worst Foreign Actress | Danielle Darrieux, Catherine Deneuve, Isabelle Huppert, Emmanuelle Béart, Fanny Ardant, Virginie Ledoyen, Ludivine Sagnier, Firmine Richard, 8 Women
Nominee | 2002 | Russian Guild of Film Critics | Golden Aries | Best Foreign Film | François Ozon, 8 Women
Nominee | 2003 | Il Festival Nazionale del Doppiaggio Voci nell'Ombra | Film Award | Best Overall Dubbing | Francesco Vairano, 8 Women
Box Office
Argentina: USD 160968
Austria: USD 690931
Australia: USD 431531
Bulgaria: USD 22043
Chile: USD 30840
Czech Republic: USD 51321
Germany: USD 7568589
Spain: USD 1278166
Finland: USD 19021
France: USD 18991866
United Kingdom: USD 560542
Hong Kong: USD 115271
Hungary: USD 34857
Italy: USD 2104407
Mexico: USD 75250
Netherlands: USD 538833
Norway: USD 680924
New Zealand: USD 17013
Poland: USD 505151
Taiwan: USD 72989
Domestic: USD 3098776
Period: Dec 13 – 15, 2002 | Rank: 67 | Weeks in release: 15 | Theaters: 25 | Gross to date: USD 3076425 | Interval gross: USD 18990 | Per theater average: USD 759
Period: Dec 6 – 8, 2002 | Rank: 64 | Weeks in release: 14 | Theaters: 34 | Gross to date: USD 3044573 | Interval gross: USD 24845 | Per theater average: USD 730
Period: Nov 29 – Dec 1, 2002 | Rank: 57 | Weeks in release: 13 | Theaters: 41 | Gross to date: USD 3006423 | Interval gross: USD 35438 | Per theater average: USD 864
Period: Nov 22 – 24, 2002 | Rank: 49 | Weeks in release: 12 | Theaters: 42 | Gross to date: USD 2951716 | Interval gross: USD 44942 | Per theater average: USD 1070
Period: Nov 15 – 17, 2002 | Rank: 43 | Weeks in release: 11 | Theaters: 58 | Gross to date: USD 2874431 | Interval gross: USD 79288 | Per theater average: USD 1367
Period: Nov 8 – 10, 2002 | Rank: 37 | Weeks in release: 10 | Theaters: 61 | Gross to date: USD 2738398 | Interval gross: USD 128606 | Per theater average: USD 2108
Period: Nov 1 – 3, 2002 | Rank: 34 | Weeks in release: 9 | Theaters: 75 | Gross to date: USD 2547927 | Interval gross: USD 162764 | Per theater average: USD 2170
Period: Oct 25 – 27, 2002 | Rank: 35 | Weeks in release: 8 | Theaters: 82 | Gross to date: USD 2311229 | Interval gross: USD 175514 | Per theater average: USD 2140
Period: Oct 18 – 20, 2002 | Rank: 30 | Weeks in release: 7 | Theaters: 82 | Gross to date: USD 2041600 | Interval gross: USD 238962 | Per theater average: USD 2914
Period: Oct 11 – 13, 2002 | Rank: 26 | Weeks in release: 6 | Theaters: 85 | Gross to date: USD 1667385 | Interval gross: USD 309805 | Per theater average: USD 3644
Period: Oct 4 – 6, 2002 | Rank: 21 | Weeks in release: 5 | Theaters: 82 | Gross to date: USD 1224625 | Interval gross: USD 348807 | Per theater average: USD 4253
Period: Sep 27 – 29, 2002 | Rank: 23 | Weeks in release: 4 | Theaters: 57 | Gross to date: USD 755717 | Interval gross: USD 305956 | Per theater average: USD 5367
Period: Sep 20 – 22, 2002 | Rank: 36 | Weeks in release: 3 | Theaters: 17 | Gross to date: USD 369929 | Interval gross: USD 139571 | Per theater average: USD 8210
Period: Sep 13 – 15, 2002 | Rank: 39 | Weeks in release: 2 | Theaters: 12 | Gross to date: USD 187375 | Interval gross: USD 102457 | Per theater average: USD 8538
Period: Sep 6 – 8, 2002 | Rank: 46 | Weeks in release: 1 | Theaters: 3 | Gross to date: USD 52489 | Interval gross: USD 52489 | Per theater average: USD 17496