18 certificate8 1/2 Women is a Film programme that first aired in 1999 and has been classified a 18 certificate.

8 1/2 Women is a 3 star programme

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8 1/2 Women (1999)

Directed by
Peter Greenaway

After his wife dies, a successful businessman, Philip Emmenthal, and his playboy son Storey decide to open a brothel by filling their home with eight and a half concubines.

The worldly women are of different nationalities and backgrounds, each with their own distinctive personality.

Philip decides to throw away his strait-laced and reserved attitude, immersing himself in adventure, pleasure and self-discovery, but at what cost to his welfare and household?

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Genre: Film

Running Time: 120 minutes (approx)

Production Year: 1999

Rating:
3/5 Stars

Classification: 18 Certificate

Production Country: UK/Netherlands

Filmed in Colour

Cast

John Standing...Philip Emmenthal
Matthew Delamere...Storey Emmenthal
Vivian Wu...Kito
Annie Shizuka Inoh...Simato
Barbara Sarafian...Clothilde
Kirina Mano...Mio
Image for Toni ColletteToni 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