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Philip Emmenthal
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Pachinko is an addictive form of pinball, much prized by the Japanese. They meet a woman who has gambled away most of her family's money on pachinko, and are surprised to discover that her father and her fiancee both suggest she sleep with Storey (or Philip) to work off the debt.
Philip Emmenthal. Matthew Delamere. Storey Emmenthal. Vivian Wu. Kito. Shizuka Inoh. Simato. Barbara Sarafian. Clothilde. Watchlist. After his wife dies, 55-year-old businessman Philip Emmenthal,...
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May 22, 1999 · Director, Screenplay. 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).
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).
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. After about a year, the women begin to assert their own power. Comedy 1999 2 hr. 42%.
May 26, 2000 · 8 ½ Women - Metacritic. Summary Two wealthy businessmen, a father and son, decide to set up their own brothel. . .an erotic fantasy (including father-son incest). Comedy. Drama. Directed By: Peter Greenaway. Written By: Peter Greenaway. 8 ½ Women. Metascore Generally Unfavorable Based on 25 Critic Reviews. 36.
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.
