8 1/2 WOMEN [IMPORT]

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• Release Year: 1999
• Genre: Comedy, Drama
• Plot: 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.
• Cast: John Standing, Matthew Delamere, Vivian Wu, Annie Shizuka Inoh, Barbara Sarafian, Kirina Mano, Toni Collette, Amanda Plummer, Natacha Amal, Manna Fujiwara, Elizabeth Berrington, Myriam Muller, Don Warrington, Claire Johnston, Pol Hoffmann, Tony Kaye, Ann Overstall Comfort, Malcolm Turner, Patrick Hastert, Julian Nest, Ciaran Mulhern, John Overstall, Derek Kueter, Jules Werner, Sophie Langevin, Denise Gregoire, Sascha Ley, Bettina Scheuritzel, Radica Jovicic, Jill Mercedes, Dean Harrington, Noriyuki Konishi, Jean-Gabriel Dupuy, Stéphane Prevot, Katsuya Kobayashi, Ryota Tsuchiya, Takumi Matsui, Kiyosi Ishiguro, Hairi Katagiri, Yurika Sano, Satomi Ando, Sachiko Meguro, Hisayuki Yoshioka, Hanji Mishima, Toyonosuke Fujima, Kango Fujima, Senyoichi Nishikawa, Vladimir Bogachov, Peter Greenaway, Polly Walker
• Director: Peter Greenaway
• Runtime: 2:01
• Company: Lions Gate Films, Woodline Productions LTD, Continent Films Gmbh, Lions Gate Home Entertainment, Movie Master B.V., Delux Production s.a.
• Media Format: Movie