Other Titles • 8 1/2 Women (1999) • 8 ½ Women • 8½ Women (1999) • Eight and a Half Women • 8 femmes et demi • 8 femmes 1/2
Synopses for 8 1/2 Women (1999)
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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 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.
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When sexual desire becomes an obsession, it's every man for himself.
Directed by Peter Greenaway (The Pillow Book; The Cook, The Thief, His Wife & Her Lover), the dark side of ecstasy unfolds against the backdrop of Japan's frenzied pachinko parlors and the Swiss countryside.
After the death of his wife, a wealthy businessman questions his devotion to his passive spouse and denial of sensual experimentation for their many years of marriage. When his son returns to the family's Swiss chateau from Japan where he manages his father's pachinko parlors, he brings his father to see Federico Fellini's masterpiece, 8 1/2. The sight of so many magnificent women inspires them to turn their Swiss mansion into a chateau of sexual pleasure.
But soon their wild sexual fantasies begin to unravel, and the two men discover that when fantasy becomes reality, the balance of power can shift. When it does, those seemingly in control don't always come out on top.
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