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8.1/2 Women Details

1999

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Starring	John Standing, Matthew Delamere, Vivian Wu, Amanda Plummer
Director	Peter Greenaway
Genres	Drama

8.1/2 Women

Another erotic comedy from Peter Greenaway, 8 1/2 WOMEN takes its inspiration from one of cinema's greatest films. After a businessman (John Standing) tragically loses his wife, his son (Matthew Delamere) returns to Geneva from managing a series of Pachinko Parlors in Kyoto, Japan. When the pair screen Fellini's 8 1/2, the resulting experience inspires them to set up their own brothel. Greenaway once again uses his striking visual skills to craft an entertaining, deeply enjoyable motion picture.

Starring	John Standing, Matthew Delamere, Vivian Wu, Amanda Plummer, Polly Walker, Toni Collette, Don Warrington, Natacha Amal, Elizabeth Berrington, Manna Fujiwara, Annie Shizuka Inoh, Kirina Mano, Myriam Muller, Barbara Sarafian
Director	Peter Greenaway
Studio	PATHE DISTRIBUTION
Run time	DVD: 1 hr 56 mins
Certificate
Genres	Drama
Language	DVD: English
Released	Production year: 1999 To Rent: DVD: 30 Jun 2003

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- A Swiss businessman, rich with property in Japan, is so distraught with grief at his wife's death that his grown son... read more on Time Out
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  Greenaway .. Throw -away !!
  
  Why, Oh Why, do I persist in trying to watch Peter Greenaway films ? Like most of his other films, this is utter arthouse bo****ks !! completely plotless, ... read more »
  
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  Oh dear!!
  
  Not great at all-lacking substance all the way through.
  
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  Strange
  
  Typical Greenaway mish-mash, you either love or hate this directors work. Artistic, stylish and unusual.
  
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  - 16 Aug 2008 at 10:45
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  A beautiful film - typical Greenaway
  
  If 'plot' means action and adventure to you then go and watch something else. This is typical Greenaway, beautifully filmed, beautifully thought-out, ... read more »
  
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  Another erotic comedy from Peter Greenaway, 8 1/2 WOMEN takes its inspiration from one of cinema's greatest films. After a businessman (John Standing) tragically loses his wife, his son (Matthew Delamere) returns to Geneva from managing a series of Pachinko Parlors in Kyoto, Japan. When the pair ...