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Release Date:
12 August 1999 (Czech Republic) moreTagline:
If every man thinks of sex once every nine minutes, what does he think of the other eight? morePlot:
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 synopsisAwards:
1 nomination moreUser Comments:
I enjoyed it even if it's very juvenile moreCast
(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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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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Rated R for strong sexual content including dialogue and pervasive nudity.Parents Guide:
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118 minColor:
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1.66 : 1 moreCertification:
Italy:VM14 | New Zealand:R18 | Singapore:R21 | Singapore:R(A) (original rating) (cut) | Argentina:16 | France:-12 | Iceland:14 (original rating) | Iceland:16 (video rating) | Ireland:18 | Malaysia:(Banned) | Netherlands:16 | Norway:15 | Portugal:M/16 | South Korea:18 | UK:15 | USA:R | Australia:RFun Stuff
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Philip Emmenthal: Looking at my father's prick; I think that's what got me to study engineering... Watching his Eiffel Tower, his Empire State building, perhaps it's what made me a good engineer. The penis, if you think about it, is the greatest engineering feature imaginable... moreSoundtrack:
On a Slow Boat to China moreFAQ
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It seems that when Peter Greenaway lets his hair down, he automatically reverts back to adolescence. 8 1/2 WOMEN is visually striking and the dialogue has a rhythm and cadence to it that's a joy to listen. But the whole thing is simply infantile. I'm aware that the movie is not meant to be taken seriously and that the characters in the story are immature spoiled brats but that doesn't mean the movie itself has to feel like it was done by an immature, spoiled artist. The end product feels more like someone who's got too much time on his hands and creates movies from whatever pops in his head than something that comes from the heart or mind. Few of the characters are interesting, as people or as subjects for a movie. The dialogue was funny and caustic but the constant need to blurt out certain "shocking" words was really silly, and got only sillier by the end of the film. Only the brilliant visual and aural feast that usually typifies a Greenaway film made this worth watching.