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** The film was initially conceived as a remake of ''Theatre/TheWomen'', but Ozon couldn't secure the rights to it.

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** Emmanuelle Beart was originally tapped to play Pierrette until Fanny Ardant came in. She ended up playing Louise, which didn't impress Beart as she didn't find the character as interesting as the others, until Ozon tweaked her a bit.

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** Emmanuelle Beart was originally tapped to play Pierrette until Fanny Ardant came in. She ended up playing Louise, which didn't impress Beart as she didn't find the character as interesting as the others, until Ozon tweaked her a bit.bit.
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** Louise's picture of a previous employer is significant because it's Romy Schneider, a famous actress who inspired Creator/EmmanuelleBeart to go into acting.

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** Louise's picture of a previous employer is significant because it's Romy Schneider, Creator/RomySchneider, a famous actress who inspired Creator/EmmanuelleBeart to go into acting.
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** Like in ''Film/TheYoungGirlsOfRochefort'', Creator/CatherineDeneuve's character's mother is played by Danielle Darrieux.

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** Like in ''Film/TheYoungGirlsOfRochefort'', ''Film/TheYoungGirlsOfRochefort'' (and other films), Creator/CatherineDeneuve's character's mother is played by Danielle Darrieux.Creator/DanielleDarrieux.
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** Emmanuelle Beart was originally tapped to play Pierrette instead of Fanny Ardant. She ended up playing Louise, which didn't impress Beart as she didn't find the character as interesting as the others, until Ozon tweaked her a bit.

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** Emmanuelle Beart was originally tapped to play Pierrette instead of until Fanny Ardant.Ardant came in. She ended up playing Louise, which didn't impress Beart as she didn't find the character as interesting as the others, until Ozon tweaked her a bit.
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** The film originally started with Chanel and Louise having a conversation in the kitchen, much like the play. Ozon cut it in favor of starting with Suzon's arrival because he felt the scene was too explanatory and revealed too much of Louise's personality too soon.

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** The film originally started with Chanel and Louise having a conversation in the kitchen, much like the play. Ozon cut it in favor of starting with Suzon's arrival because he felt the scene was too explanatory and revealed too much of Louise's personality too soon.soon.
** Emmanuelle Beart was originally tapped to play Pierrette instead of Fanny Ardant. She ended up playing Louise, which didn't impress Beart as she didn't find the character as interesting as the others, until Ozon tweaked her a bit.

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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Ozon originally wanted to use [[AnimalMotifs birds]] instead of flowers to symbolize the eight women. Louise's was apparently the turkey (he may have been joking).

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Ozon originally wanted to use [[AnimalMotifs birds]] instead of flowers to symbolize the eight women. Louise's was apparently the turkey (he may have been joking).joking).
** The film originally started with Chanel and Louise having a conversation in the kitchen, much like the play. Ozon cut it in favor of starting with Suzon's arrival because he felt the scene was too explanatory and revealed too much of Louise's personality too soon.
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* DawsonCasting: 21-year-old Creator/LudivineSagnier as 16-year-old Catherine.
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** Louise's picture of a previous employer is significant because it's Romy Schneider, a famous actress who inspired Emmanuelle Beart to go into acting.

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** Louise's picture of a previous employer is significant because it's Romy Schneider, a famous actress who inspired Emmanuelle Beart Creator/EmmanuelleBeart to go into acting.

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* AllStarCast: From a French perspective.

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* AllStarCast: From AllStarCast:
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a French perspective.perspective, but nearly all the actresses are big figures in their country's cinema industry and they were no strangers to international productions either.
** For the German dub they decided to have eight popular national actresses voice the characters instead of going for dedicated voice actors. So, the German dub also functions as a star-studded cast for German audiences.
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** Louise's picture of a previous employer is significant because it's Romy Schneider, a famous actress who inspired Emmanuelle Beart to go into acting.
** The portrait of a younger Gaby evokes the posters for ''Film/BelleDeJour'', another key film in Deneuve's career.
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** It is not the first time that Creator/CatherineDeneuve and Fanny Ardant shared a common love. They were both partners of Creator/FrancoisTruffaut. This likely counts as a peculiar kind of homage from François Ozon to the legendary director.

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** It is not the first time that Creator/CatherineDeneuve and Fanny Ardant Creator/FannyArdant shared a common love. They were both partners of Creator/FrancoisTruffaut. This likely counts as a peculiar kind of homage from François Ozon to the legendary director.
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** When Pierrette says post-makeover Augustine looks like "the lady of the camellias", it's a reference to Creator/IsabelleHuppert (Augustine) [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lady_of_the_Camellias_(1981_film) starring in an adaptation]] of that book.
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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Ozon originally wanted to used birds instead of flowers to symbolize the eight women. Louise's was apparently the turkey (he may have been joking).

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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Ozon originally wanted to used birds use [[AnimalMotifs birds]] instead of flowers to symbolize the eight women. Louise's was apparently the turkey (he may have been joking).
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* ImageSource: Provides the bottom picture in ChromosomeCasting.ChromosomeCasting.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Ozon originally wanted to used birds instead of flowers to symbolize the eight women. Louise's was apparently the turkey (he may have been joking).
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** Suzon being the child of Gaby's first love instead of Marcel brings to mind ''Film/TheUmbrellasOfCherbourg'', where Catherine Deneuve's character becomes pregnant by her boyfriend just before he goes off to war and she marries a different man.
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** Like in ''Film/TheYoungGirlsOfRochefort'', Creator/CatherineDeneuve's character's mother is played by Danielle Darrieux. Furthermore, like in the movie, Deneuve and Ardant are both former lovers of the same man (François Truffaut).
** It is not the first time that Creator/CatherineDeneuve and Fanny Ardant shared a common love. They were both partners of FrancoisTruffaut. This likely counts as a peculiar kind of homage from François Ozon to the legendary director.

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** Like in ''Film/TheYoungGirlsOfRochefort'', Creator/CatherineDeneuve's character's mother is played by Danielle Darrieux. Furthermore, like in the movie, Deneuve and Ardant are both former lovers of the same man (François Truffaut).\n
** It is not the first time that Creator/CatherineDeneuve and Fanny Ardant shared a common love. They were both partners of FrancoisTruffaut.Creator/FrancoisTruffaut. This likely counts as a peculiar kind of homage from François Ozon to the legendary director.

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* ActorAllusion: Like in ''Film/TheYoungGirlsOfRochefort'', Creator/CatherineDeneuve's character's mother is played by Danielle Darrieux. Furthermore, like in the movie, Deneuve and Ardant are both former lovers of the same man (François Truffaut).

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Like in ''Film/TheYoungGirlsOfRochefort'', Creator/CatherineDeneuve's character's mother is played by Danielle Darrieux. Furthermore, like in the movie, Deneuve and Ardant are both former lovers of the same man (François Truffaut).Truffaut).
** It is not the first time that Creator/CatherineDeneuve and Fanny Ardant shared a common love. They were both partners of FrancoisTruffaut. This likely counts as a peculiar kind of homage from François Ozon to the legendary director.
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* AllStarCast: From a French perspective.

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* AllStarCast: From a French perspective.perspective.
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* ActorAllusion: Like in ''Film/TheYoungGirlsOfRochefort'', Creator/CatherineDeneuve's character's mother is played by Danielle Darrieux.

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* ActorAllusion: Like in ''Film/TheYoungGirlsOfRochefort'', Creator/CatherineDeneuve's character's mother is played by Danielle Darrieux. Furthermore, like in the movie, Deneuve and Ardant are both former lovers of the same man (François Truffaut).
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* ActorAllusion: Like in ''Film/TheYoungGirlsOfRochefort'', Creator/CatherineDeneuve's character's mother is played by Danielle Darrieux.
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