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8 ½ Women (1999)

8 ½ Women

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15

1h 58m

Comedy, Drama

May 22nd, 1999

5.7/10

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After the death of his wife, wealthy businessman Philip Emmenthal and his son Storey open their own private harem in their family residence in Geneva (they get the idea while watching Federico Fellini's 8½ and after Storey is "given" a woman, Simato (Inoh), to waive her pachinko debts). They sign one-year contracts with eight (and a half) women to this effect. The women each have a gimmick (one is a nun, another a kabuki performer, etc.). Philip soon becomes dominated by his favourite of the concubines, Palmira, who has no interest in Storey as a lover, despite what their contract might stipulate. Philip dies, the concubines' contracts expire, and Storey is left alone with Giulietta (the titular "½", played by Fujiwara) and of course the money and the houses.

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Cast

John Standing
Philip Emmenthal
Matthew Delamere
Storey Emmenthal
Vivian Wu
Kitô
Annie Shizuka Inoh
Simato
Barbara Sarafian
Clothilde
Kirina Mano
Mio
Toni Collette
Griselda
Amanda Plummer
Beryl
Natacha Amal
Giaconda the Baby Factory
Manna Fujiwara
Giulietta
Full cast & crew

Directors

Peter Greenaway
Full cast & crew

Producers

Naoko Abe
assistant producer: Japan
Bob Bellion
(co-producer)
Jimmy de Brabant
(co-producer)
Full cast & crew

Writers

Peter Greenaway
writer
Full cast & crew

Taglines

If every man thinks of sex once every nine minutes, what does he think of the other eight?
If every man is supposed to think of sex once every nine minutes, what on earth does he think of in the other eight?
When sexual desire becomes an obsession, it's every man for himself.

Keywords

nudity
male nudity
horseback riding
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Country of Origin

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Netherlands
Luxembourg
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Languages

English
Italian
Japanese
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Release Dates

May 22nd, 1999 (Canada) theatrical
September 16th, 1999 (Canada) (Toronto International Film Festival) (premiere)
August 12th, 1999 (Czechia) theatrical
All Release Dates

Alternative Titles

8 ½ Women (original title)
8½ mujeres (Argentina)
8 ½ Mulheres (Brazil)
All Alternative Titles

Locations

Japan
Luxembourg

Running Times

118 min
121 min

Sound Mixes

Dolby

Aspect Ratios

1.66 : 1

Production Companies

Delux Productions (presents)
Kasander & Wigman Productions (as Kees Kasander Production)
Continent Film GmbH (I) (presents)
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Distribution Companies

Movie Television Inc.
Alameda Films
Kinetique
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Other Companies

De Nederlandse Opera (Amsterdam) (production: "Otello")
Het Muziektheater (theater: "Otello") (as Muziektheater Amsterdam)
Sapex Scripts (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) (post-production services)
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