5.58 ½ Women · 1999
8 ½ Women (1999) is a Drama / Comedy film directed by Peter Greenaway, starring John Standing, Matthew Delamere, Vivian Wu.
DramaComedy
5.5Overview
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.
Cast
John Standing, Matthew Delamere, Vivian Wu, Annie Shizuka Inoh, Toni Collette, Claire Johnston, Polly Walker, Amanda Plummer
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What is "8 ½ Women" about?
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.
When was "8 ½ Women" released?
8 ½ Women was released in 1999.
Who stars in "8 ½ Women"?
The cast includes John Standing, Matthew Delamere, Vivian Wu, Annie Shizuka Inoh.
