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| Director: | Peter Greenaway | 
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| Writer: | Peter Greenaway | 
| Staring: | 
| Following the death of a mother, a father and son open up their very own harem in their Genevan estate after watching 8½. | |
| Release Date: | May 22, 1999 | 
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| Director: | Peter Greenaway | 
| Writer: | Peter Greenaway | 
| Genres: | Comedy, Drama | 
| Keywords | loss of loved one, harem, illegal prostitution, father son relationship | 
| Production Companies | Delux Productions, Kasander & Wigman Productions, Woodline Productions, Movie Masters, Continent Film GmbH | 
| Box Office | Revenue: $0 Budget: $0 | 
| Updates | Updated: Aug 09, 2025 Entered: Apr 15, 2024 | 
| Name | Character | 
|---|---|
| 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 | Mio | 
| Manna Fujiwara | Giulietta/Half Woman | 
| Natacha Amal | Giaconda | 
| Barbara Sarafian | Clothilde | 
| Ryota Tsuchiya | Simato's Brother | 
| Myriam Muller | Marianne, Emmenthal Maid | 
| Pol Hoffmann | Mourner | 
| Tony Kaye | Mourner | 
| Ann Overstall Comfort | Mourner | 
| Malcolm Turner | Undertaker | 
| Patrick Hastert | Man in Street | 
| Julian Nest | First Man in Cinema | 
| Ciaran Mulhern | Second Man in Cinema | 
| John Overstall | Third Man in Cinema | 
| Derek Kueter | Debt Collector | 
| Jules Werner | Debt Collector | 
| Sophie Langevin | Debt Collector Woman | 
| Denise Gregoire | Sister Nun | 
| Sascha Ley | Nun | 
| Bettina Scheuritzel | Schwester Fatimah | 
| Radica Vujicin | Nun | 
| Jill Mercedes | Nun | 
| Dean Harrington | American Businessman | 
| 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 | Brother Fiancé | 
| Hairi Katagiri | Half Woman Companion | 
| 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 | Kabuki Father | 
| Kango Fujima | Kabuki Son | 
| Senyoichi Nishikawa | Kabuki Son | 
| Vladimir Bogachov | Otello | 
| Peter Greenaway | (uncredited) | 
| Name | Job | 
|---|---|
| Peter Greenaway | Screenplay, Director | 
| Frank Loesser | Original Music Composer | 
| Giuseppe Verdi | Music | 
| Elmer Leupen | Editor | 
| Reinier van Brummelen | Director of Photography | 
| Sacha Vierny | Director of Photography | 
| Wilbert Van Dorp | Production Design | 
| Emi Wada | Production Design, Costume Design | 
| Kayo Sakurai | Set Decoration | 
| Sara Meerman | Makeup Artist, Makeup Designer, First Assistant Director, Hair Designer | 
| Linda Stefansdottir | Set Decoration | 
| Elke Faro | Art Department Coordinator | 
| Arno Beekman | Visual Effects | 
| Akira Fukuda | Wardrobe Supervisor | 
| Kimie Nakano | Assistant Costume Designer, Costume Design | 
| Carrie O'Brien | Casting | 
| Aimi O | Second Assistant Director, Casting | 
| Danielle Roffe | Casting | 
| Kôji Kobayashi | First Assistant Director | 
| Shin Mizuguchi | Second Assistant Director | 
| Anna Worthington | Third Assistant Director | 
| Michael Keinath | Sound Recordist | 
| Mel Kutbay | Foley Artist | 
| Garth Marshall | Sound Recordist | 
| Luuk Poels | Sound Editor | 
| Wim Post | ADR Mixer | 
| Osamu Kume | Special Effects | 
| Georges Branche | Stunt Coordinator | 
| Arlette Spetebroot | Stunts | 
| Janneke Hogenboom | Gaffer | 
| Kanyo Fujima | Choreographer | 
| Toyonosuke Fujima | Choreographer | 
| Name | Title | 
|---|---|
| Denis Wigman | Executive Producer | 
| Terry Glinwood | Executive Producer | 
| Bob Hubar | Executive Producer | 
| Kees Kasander | Producer | 
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