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22/05/1999 Drama, Comedy 2h 1m
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If every man thinks of sex once every nine minutes, what does he think of the other eight?

Overview

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.

  1. Peter Greenaway

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. John Standing

    Philip Emmenthal

  2. Matthew Delamere

    Storey Emmenthal

  3. Vivian Wu

    Kito

  4. Annie Shizuka Inoh

    Simato

  5. Toni Collette

    Griselda

  6. Claire Johnston

    Amelia, Philip's Wife

  7. Polly Walker

    Palmira

  8. Amanda Plummer

    Beryl

  9. Elizabeth Berrington

    Celeste

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Full Cast & Crew

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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$6,000,000.00

Revenue
$437,568.00

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