8 ½ Women (1999) - film review

Comedy / Drama

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8 ½ Women is a British-German film comedy-drama first released in 1999, directed by Peter Greenaway. The film stars John Standing, Matthew Delamere, Vivian Wu, Annie Shizuka Inoh and Barbara Sarafian. It has also been released under the title: 8 1. Our overall rating for this film is: good.

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Director: Peter Greenaway
Script: Peter Greenaway
Photo: Reinier van Brummelen, Sacha Vierny
Cast: John Standing (Philip Emmenthal), Matthew Delamere (Storey Emmenthal), Vivian Wu (Kito), Annie Shizuka Inoh (Simato), Barbara Sarafian (Clothilde), Kirina Mano (Mio), Toni Collette (Griselda), Amanda Plummer (Beryl), Natacha Amal (Giaconda the Baby Factory), Manna Fujiwara (Giulietta), Polly Walker (Palmira), Elizabeth Berrington (Celeste, Emmenthal Maid), Myriam Muller (Marianne, Emmenthal Maid), Don Warrington (Simon), Claire Johnston (Amelia, Philip’s Wife), Pol Hoffmann (Mourner), Tony Kaye (Mourner), Ann Overstall Comfort (Mourner), Malcolm Turner (Undertaker), Patrick Hastert (Man in Street), Julian Nest (First Man in Cinema), Ciaran Mulhern (Second Man in Cinema), John Overstall (Third Man in Cinema), Derek Kueter (Debt Collector), Jules Werner (Debt Collector), Sophie Langevin (Debt Collector Woman), Denise Gregoire (Sister Nun), Sascha Ley (Nun), Bettina Scheuritzel (Schwester Fatimah), Radica Jovicic (Nun), Jill Mercedes (Nun), Dean Harrington (American Businessman), Noriyuki Konishi (Korean Businessman), Jean-Gabriel Dupuy (French Businessman), Stéphane Prevot (French Businessman), Katsuya Kobayashi (Simato’s Father), Ryota Tsuchiya (Simato’s Brother), Takumi Matsui (Simato’s Fiancé), Kiyosi Ishiguro (Brother Fiancé), Hairi Katagiri (Half Woman Companion), Yurika Sano (Half Woman, 8 Years Old), Satomi Ando (Half Woman, 10 Years Old), Sachiko Meguro (Mio’s Companion #1), Hisayuki Yoshioka (Mio’s Companion #2), Hanji Mishima (Mio’s Companion #3), Toyonosuke Fujima (Kabuki Father), Kango Fujima (Kabuki Son), Senyoichi Nishikawa (Kabuki Son), Vladimir Bogachov (Otello), Peter Greenaway
Country: UK / Netherlands / Luxembourg / Germany
Language: English / Italian / Japanese / Latin
Runtime: 118 min
Aka: 8 1; 8½ Women; Eight and a Half Women

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