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 It's a story that may sound familiar to moviegoers, because the source material is a 1958 Robert Thomas play that was already filmed in 2002 by François Ozon. Thanks to the star parade with movie divas like Catherine Deneuve, Isabelle Huppert, Emmanuelle Béart and Fanny Ardant, 8 Femmes became a blockbuster among French audiences twenty years ago. This golden formula could also work well in Italian, director Alessandro Genovesi must have thought. And so, a cast of Italian stars (of which no one is known here) have been summoned to reshoot the play. Unlike Ozon's film, 7 plays Donne as a Misteroset in the 1930s and there are some elements that reference the #MeToo era. Unfortunately, it's not enough to let this Italian variant out of the shadow of the French classic, which is mainly due to the faulty script. Director: Alessandro Genovesi Writers: Alessandro Genovesi, Lisa Nur Sultan Stars: Margherita Buy, Diana Del Bufalo, Sabrina Impacciatore Some women are heading to a Ch...