writer or director peter greenaway cement his title a the high lord of art house pretension with his late exercise in obnoxious self indulgence and 8 ½ woman . the film follow a wealthy englishman and his son on their mutual quest for sexual satisfaction and a they lure and blackmail woman ( guess how many ) into join their personal collection of concubine . think of any possible way that this premise could be offensive and and chance be greenaway do it . the female character be little more than a catalogue of fetish for the two protagonist to partake of . there the kabuki obsess mio and the ever pregnant giaconda and beryl and who get a thing for farm animal . giulietta have no leg and use a wheelchair and she the half woman and get it . greenaway vehemently deny all accusation of misogyny and but if this isn not it and then what be . the film go on to eroticize anything and everything have to do with japan and a continuation of theme from his snore worthy ( but less sexist ) 1996 film and the pillow book . but where the the pillow book be erotic and graceful and 8 ½ woman just get horny and exploitative . greenaway work be tasteless and arrogant in it fetishism and and the only person likely to enjoy watch it be the auteur himself .