An idly rich father and son, trying to sidestep the grief brought on by the death of their wife and mother, become obsessed with acquiring a varied private harem to exorcise obscure erotic fantasies in this sexual pseudo-satire from eccentric, elitist director Peter Greenaway (The Pillow Book). Designed as something of a tribute to Italian cinematic groundbreaker Federico Fellini, whose autobiographical dark comedy 8 1/2 serves as the inspiration for the men's fantasy, the picture is an inconsistent mix of offbeat moods and idiosyncratic sexual peccadilloes that focuses almost exclusively on the narcissism of these men, who are discontented, unfulfilled and confounded when their concubines turn the tables on them. Optional. (R. Blackwelder)
8 1/2 Women
Universal, 122 min., R, VHS: $98.99, DVD: $24.98 Vol. 15, Issue 6
8 1/2 Women
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