8 1/2 Women Movie Review 1999

A typically baffling presentation from Greenaway concerns wealthy Swiss businessman Philip Emmeenthal (Standing), who is grief-stricken over the recent death of his wife. His son, Storey (Delamere), comes to Geneva to console his father. After seeing Fellini's "8 1/2" they suddenly decide to assemble their own harem of decidedly offbeat females and pursue sexual fantasies. Remarkably unappealing and dull.

Distribution

Universal Studios Home Video, 100 Universal City Plz., Universal City, CA 91608-9955, Phone: (818)777-1000, Fax: (818)866-1483, URL: http://www.universalstudios.com, Remarks: Does not handle retail queries from consumers; contact your local video distributor.

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 122 minutes.
Originally from British.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Sexcapades, Women, Obsessive Love

Screenplay

Peter Greenaway

Cast

John Standing, Vivian Wu, Annie Shizuka Inoh, Matthew Delamere, Toni Collette, Amanda Plummer, Manna Fujiwara, Barbara Sarafian, Polly Walker, Karina Mano, Natacha Amal

Cinematography

Sacha Vierny

Director

Peter Greenaway