Synopsis
After his wife dies, middle-aged businessman Philip Emmenthal, at the prompting of his playboy son Storey, populates his Geneva villa with eight-and-a-half concubines. Three are from Kyoto, where Storey manages Pachinco palaces. Each has a distinctive personality: a nun, a child bearer, a gambler, a student of Kabuki, a horsewoman with a pet pig, a maid. As a year passes, the women begin asserting their own power.
Key facts
Original language
English, Italian, Japanese
Production companies
Movie Masters
Setting
Geneva
Filming locations
Japan
Trailer
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Festival History
- Jerusalem Film Festival 2000 generic
- Cannes Film Festival 1999 generic
- Karlovy Vary International Film Festival 1999 generic
- Toronto International Film Festival 1999 generic
Titles
| Original title | 8½ WOMEN | |
| Translated title | Eight and a Half Women | English, Québec |
| Québec French title | Huit femmes et demie | |
| Alternate title | 8 1/2 Women |
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Source: Cinémathèque québécoise, linked catalogue data (CC BY 4.0)
