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8 ½ Women (1999) -- Following the death of the mother, a father and son open up a brothel in their Genevan estate after watching Fellini's "8 1/2".
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Overview

User Rating:
5.6/10   2,170 votes
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Writer:
Peter Greenaway (writer)
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Release Date:
12 August 1999 (Czech Republic) more
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Tagline:
If every man thinks of sex once every nine minutes, what does he think of the other eight? more
Plot:
Following the death of the mother, a father and son open up a brothel in their Genevan estate after watching Fellini's "8 1/2". full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
1 nomination more
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Stimulating if not inaccessible more (44 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
John Standing ... Philip Emmenthal
Matthew Delamere ... Storey Emmenthal

Vivian Wu ... Kito
Annie Shizuka Inoh ... Simato (as Shizuka Inoh)
Barbara Sarafian ... Clothilde
Kirina Mano ... Mio

Toni Collette ... Griselda / Sister Concordia

Amanda Plummer ... Beryl

Natacha Amal ... Giaconda the Baby Factory
Manna Fujiwara ... Giulietta / Half Woman
Polly Walker ... Palmira
Elizabeth Berrington ... Celeste, Emmenthal Maid
Myriam Muller ... Marianne, Emmenthal Maid
Don Warrington ... Simon

Claire Johnston ... Amelia, Philip's Wife
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
8 1/2 Women (UK) (alternative spelling)
8½ Women (UK) (alternative spelling)
Eight and a Half Women (UK) (alternative spelling)
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MPAA:
Rated R for strong sexual content including dialogue and pervasive nudity.
Runtime:
118 min
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Aspect Ratio:
1.66 : 1 more
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Quotes:
Philip Emmenthal: You aren't... gay, are you?
Storey Emmenthal: No... well, I love my own cock well enough, but I've never had enough enthusiasm for anyone else's.
[referring to the house]
Storey Emmenthal: I thought you had this re-decorated?
Philip Emmenthal: It was your mother's idea... but don't change the subject. How come you haven't got plans to marry?
Storey Emmenthal: Perhaps because I'm much in love with my prick to share it permanently. And that's probably your fault.
Philip Emmenthal: My fault?
Storey Emmenthal: Since I was eight years old, you put that big mirror on my wardrobe's door; and I wanted to be double jointed so I could kiss my cock goodnight before I went to sleep.
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Referenced in Hannah Takes the Stairs (2007) more
Soundtrack:
On a Slow Boat to China more

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7 out of 9 people found the following review useful.
Stimulating if not inaccessible, 1 January 2001
8/10
Author: David McCord

Fans of Peter Greenaway will not be disappointed. This film seems to be following an on-going trend of a creating more subtle approach to subjects of sexualities. If Greenaway is maturing, it's by leaving even more unsaid about the various subjects he chooses for study. This may result in works which are even more inaccessible than previous works like "The Cook..." and "Prospero's Books". Patience is the key with Greenaway, and this film certainly demands it.

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