CinemaOSMovie · 1999 · 2h 1m · R
8 ½ Women

If every man thinks of sex once every nine minutes, what does he think of the other eight?

55%(70)IMDbDramaComedy

After his wife dies, middle-aged businessman Philip Emmenthal, at the prompting of his playboy son Storey, populates his Geneva villa with eight-and-a-half concubines. Three are from Kyoto, where Storey manages Pachinco palaces. Each has a distinctive personality: a nun, a child bearer, a gambler, a student of Kabuki, a horsewoman with a pet pig, a maid. As a year passes, the women begin asserting their own power.

Directed byPeter Greenaway

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Status
Released
Runtime
2h 1m
Language
EN
Released
May 22, 1999
Budget
$6,000,000
Revenue
$437,568
Studios
Delux ProductionsKasander & Wigman ProductionsContinent Film GmbH

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8 ½ Women Trailer

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Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
John Standing

John Standing

Philip Emmenthal

Matthew Delamere

Matthew Delamere

Storey Emmenthal

Vivian Wu

Vivian Wu

Kito

Annie Shizuka Inoh

Annie Shizuka Inoh

Simato

Toni Collette

Toni Collette

Griselda

Claire Johnston

Claire Johnston

Amelia, Philip's Wife

Polly Walker

Polly Walker

Palmira

Amanda Plummer

Amanda Plummer

Beryl

Elizabeth Berrington

Elizabeth Berrington

Celeste

Don Warrington

Don Warrington

Simon

Creative team
Directed by
Peter Greenaway
Peter Greenaway
Written by
Peter Greenaway
Peter Greenaway
Produced by
Kees Kasander
Kees Kasander

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