8½ Women

1999 film by Peter Greenaway
Movie film Q747685
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8½ Women

Summary

8½ Women is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (438 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • 8½ Women's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • 8½ Women was directed by Peter Greenaway[4].
  • Peter Greenaway wrote the screenplay for 8½ Women[5].
  • 8½ Women's composer is recorded as Frank Loesser[6].
  • 8½ Women's genre is drama film[7].
  • 8½ Women's genre is comedy film[8].
  • A cast member of 8½ Women was John Standing[9].
  • A cast member of 8½ Women was Vivian Wu[10].
  • A cast member of 8½ Women was Annie Yi[11].
  • A cast member of 8½ Women was Barbara Sarafian[12].
  • A cast member of 8½ Women was Toni Collette[13].
  • A cast member of 8½ Women was Amanda Plummer[14].
  • A cast member of 8½ Women was Natacha Amal[15].
  • A cast member of 8½ Women was Myriam Muller[16].
  • A cast member of 8½ Women was Polly Walker[17].
  • A cast member of 8½ Women was Kirina Mano[18].
  • A cast member of 8½ Women was Don Warrington[19].
  • A cast member of 8½ Women was Pol Hoffmann[20].
  • A cast member of 8½ Women was Patrick Hastert[21].
  • A cast member of 8½ Women was Jules Werner[22].
  • A cast member of 8½ Women was Sascha Ley[23].
  • A cast member of 8½ Women was Katsuya Kobayashi[24].
  • A cast member of 8½ Women was Hairi Katagiri[25].
  • A cast member of 8½ Women was Sachiko Meguro[26].
  • A cast member of 8½ Women was Elizabeth Berrington[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

8½ Women was directed by Peter Greenaway[4]. Peter Greenaway wrote the screenplay for it[5]. Cast members include John Standing[9], Vivian Wu[10], Annie Yi[11], Barbara Sarafian[12], Toni Collette[13], and Amanda Plummer[14].

Publication

Publication dates include May 22, 1999[28], September 29, 1999[29], and December 10, 1999[30]. Original languages include English[31], Italian[32], and Japanese[33]. Genres include drama film[7] and comedy film[8]. 8½ Women was distributed by video on demand[34].

Reception

Reviews include 41%[35] and 5.1/10[36].

Why It Matters

8½ Women ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (438 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[37] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[38]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . adorocinema.com. Retrieved . adorocinema.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . adorocinema.com. Retrieved . adorocinema.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . adorocinema.com. Retrieved . adorocinema.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . adorocinema.com. Retrieved . adorocinema.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . metacritic.com. Retrieved . metacritic.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [31] . wikidata.org.
  27. [32] . wikidata.org.
  28. [33] . wikidata.org.
  29. [34] . wikidata.org.
  30. [35] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  31. [36] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  32. [28] . wikidata.org.
  33. [29] . wikidata.org.
  34. [30] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [37] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [38] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Publication date +1999-05-22T00:00:00Z, +1999-09-29T00:00:00Z, +1999-12-10T00:00:00Z
    Screenwriter Peter Greenaway
    Duration {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+118'}
    Aspect ratio (w:h) 1.66:1
    + 25 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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