8 ½ Women
If every man thinks of sex once every nine minutes, what does he think of the other eight?
Genres
Overview
Following the death of a mother, a father and son open up their very own harem in their Genevan estate after watching 8½.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
118 min
Release Date
1999-05-22
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
58
Vote Average
5.56
John Standing
Philip Emmenthal
Matthew Delamere
Storey Emmenthal
Vivian Wu
Kito
Annie Shizuka Inoh
Simato
Toni Collette
Griselda
Claire Johnston
Amelia, Philip's Wife
Polly Walker
Palmira
Amanda Plummer
Beryl
Elizabeth Berrington
Celeste
Don Warrington
Simon
Kirina Mano
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Natacha Amal
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Barbara Sarafian
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Ryota Tsuchiya
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Pol Hoffmann
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Tony Kaye
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Ann Overstall Comfort
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Malcolm Turner
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Patrick Hastert
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Julian Nest
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Ciaran Mulhern
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John Overstall
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Derek Kueter
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Jules Werner
Debt Collector
Sophie Langevin
Debt Collector Woman
Denise Gregoire
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Sascha Ley
Nun
Bettina Scheuritzel
Schwester Fatimah
Radica Vujicin
Nun
Jill Mercedes
Nun
Dean Harrington
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Noriyuki Konishi
Korean Businessman
Jean-Gabriel Dupuy
French Businessman
Stéphane Prevot
French Businessman
Katsuya Kobayashi
Simato's Father
Takumi Matsui
Simato's Fiancé
Kiyosi Ishiguro
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Hairi Katagiri
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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
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Kango Fujima
Kabuki Son
Senyoichi Nishikawa
Kabuki Son
Vladimir Bogachov
Otello
Peter Greenaway
(uncredited)
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