John Standing
Philip Emmenthal
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Dec 10, 1999 · 8 ½ Women: Directed by Peter Greenaway. With John Standing, Matthew Delamere, Vivian Wu, Annie Shizuka Inoh. Following the death of a mother, a father and son open up their very own harem in their Genevan estate after watching 8½ (1963).
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- Comedy, Drama
- Peter Greenaway
- 1999-12-10
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8 + 1 ⁄ 2 Women is a 1999 comedy-drama film written and directed by Peter Greenaway and starring John Standing, Matthew Delamere, and Vivian Wu. An international co-production of the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, and Germany, it was entered into the 1999 Cannes Film Festival.
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.
8 1/2 Women - Full Cast & Crew. 36 Metascore. 1999. 2 hr 1 mins. Drama, Comedy. R. Watchlist. Where to Watch. After his wife's death, a businessman teams with his son to open a bordello on...
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May 22, 1999 · 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).
