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Feature film — 1999

8 ½ Women (1999)

5.52h 1mDrama — Comedy

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.

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A high-signal pick with 70 votes.

Delux Productions / Kasander & Wigman Productions / Continent Film GmbH / Movie Masters / Woodline Productions

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Director: Peter Greenaway

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Cast & crew

John Standing as Philip Emmenthal

John Standing

Philip Emmenthal

Matthew Delamere as Storey Emmenthal

Matthew Delamere

Storey Emmenthal

Vivian Wu as Kito

Vivian Wu

Kito

Annie Shizuka Inoh as Simato

Annie Shizuka Inoh

Simato

Toni Collette as Griselda

Toni Collette

Griselda

Claire Johnston as Amelia, Philip's Wife

Claire Johnston

Amelia, Philip's Wife

Polly Walker as Palmira

Polly Walker

Palmira

Amanda Plummer as Beryl

Amanda Plummer

Beryl

Elizabeth Berrington as Celeste

Elizabeth Berrington

Celeste

Don Warrington as Simon

Don Warrington

Simon

Kirina Mano as Mio

Kirina Mano

Mio

M

Manna Fujiwara

Giulietta/Half Woman

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