8 ½ Women
- Drama
- 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.
8 ½ Women is a 1999 drama-comedy directed by Peter Greenaway that follows a widowed businessman who fills his Geneva villa with eight-and-a-half concubines at his son's urging. As the year unfolds, the women gradually assert their own power and agency. The film is available to stream and purchase on various platforms.
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John StandingPhilip Emmenthal
Matthew DelamereStorey Emmenthal
Vivian WuKito
Annie Shizuka InohSimato
Toni ColletteGriselda
Claire JohnstonAmelia, Philip's Wife
Polly WalkerPalmira
Amanda PlummerBeryl
Elizabeth BerringtonCeleste
Don WarringtonSimon
Kirina ManoMio- Manna FujiwaraGiulietta/Half Woman
Natacha AmalGiaconda
Barbara SarafianClothilde- Ryota TsuchiyaSimato's Brother
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When was 8 ½ Women released?
The film premiered on May 22, 1999.
What is the plot about?
After his wife's death, middle-aged businessman Philip Emmenthal populates his Geneva villa with eight-and-a-half concubines, each with a distinctive personality—ranging from a nun to a gambler to a horsewoman with a pet pig. Over the course of a year, the women begin asserting their own power within the household.
Who directed this film?
8 ½ Women was directed by Peter Greenaway, known for his visually distinctive and unconventional approach to filmmaking.
Where can I watch 8 ½ Women?
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