French Women (film)

French Women
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Audrey Dana
Produced by	Olivier Delbosc Marc Missonnier
Written by	Audrey Dana Raphaëlle Desplechin Murielle Magellan
Starring	Isabelle Adjani Alice Belaïdi Laetitia Casta Audrey Dana Julie Ferrier Audrey Fleurot Marina Hands Géraldine Nakache Vanessa Paradis Alice Taglioni Sylvie Testud
Music by	Imany
Cinematography	Giovanni Fiore Coltellacci
Edited by	Ismael Gomez III Julien Leloup
Production company	Fidélité Films Wild Bunch M6 Films
Distributed by	Wild Bunch
Release dates	4 June 2014 (2014-06-04)
Running time	116 minutes
Country	France
Language	French
Budget	$7 million
Box office	$21.8 million [1]

French Women (original title: Sous les jupes des filles) is a 2014 French comedy drama film and the directorial debut of Audrey Dana. The film tells the stories of eleven women in Paris and features an ensemble cast including Isabelle Adjani, Alice Belaïdi, Laetitia Casta, Audrey Dana, Julie Ferrier, Audrey Fleurot, Marina Hands, Géraldine Nakache, Vanessa Paradis, Alice Taglioni and Sylvie Testud.^[2] The French title directly translated is "Under the Skirts of Girls".^[3]

Plot

Story of 11 middle-aged women of different backgrounds find their lively distaff side within and outside the bonds of marriage, work and family life. The story is told through a prism of infidelity, insecurity, neurosis, boredom, frustration, menopause ...etc.

Cast

• Isabelle Adjani as Lili
• Alice Belaïdi as Adeline
• Laetitia Casta as Agathe
• Audrey Dana as Jo
• Julie Ferrier as Fanny
• Audrey Fleurot as Sophie
• Marina Hands as Inès
• Géraldine Nakache as Ysis
• Vanessa Paradis as Rose
• Alice Taglioni as Marie
• Sylvie Testud as Sam
• Laure Calamy as Cathy Bento
• Stanley Weber as James Gordon
• Alex Lutz as Inès's husband
• Guillaume Gouix as Ysis's husband

Soundtrack

1. "The Seasons Lost Their Jazz" - Natalia Doco - 3:13
2. "The Good the Bad & the Crazy" - Imany - 2:48
3. "Try Again" (Theme) - Imany - 1:00
4. "Don't Be So Shy" - Sherika Sherard - 3:17
5. "Dropped Down" - Emilie Gassin - 3:10
6. "The Seasons Lost Their Jazz" (Theme) - Imany - 1:42
7. "Sitting on the Ground" - Axelle Rousseau - 3:16
8. "Try Again" - Imany, Emilie Gassin, Natalia Doco, Axelle Rousseau & Sherika Sherard - 3:19
9. "Don't Be so Shy" (Work in Progress) - Imany - 3:02
10. "The Good the Bad & the Crazy" (Jazz Theme) - Imany - 2:02
11. "The Seasons Lost Their Jazz" (Choral Version) - Imany, Natalia Doco, Axelle Rousseau & Sherika Sherard - 3:13
12. "The Good the Bad & the Crazy" (Movie Version) - Imany - 3:52

References

External links

• French Women at the Internet Movie Database