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Apr 6, 1990 · A modern fable of food, sex, murder and revenge in a gourmet restaurant. IMDb provides cast and crew information, user and critic reviews, trivia, goofs, quotes, soundtracks and more for this 1989 crime drama film by Peter Greenaway.
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- Crime, Drama
- Peter Greenaway
- 1990-04-06
The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover is a 1989 crime drama art film written and directed by Peter Greenaway, starring Richard Bohringer, Michael Gambon, Helen Mirren and Alan Howard in the title roles.
A romantic crime drama film by Peter Greenaway, starring Michael Gambon, Helen Mirren and Alan Howard. Read critics reviews, watch trailer and see ratings for this audacious, powerful film.
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- Peter Greenaway
- R
- Richard Bohringer
The wife of an abusive criminal finds solace in the arms of a kind regular guest in her husband's restaurant.
- (444)
- Peter Greenaway
- NC-17
- 124 min
The Cook, The Thief, His Wife, and Her Lover. Academy Award-nominees Tim Roth and Helen Mirren star in this exotic modern fable about infidelity. Acclaimed director Peter Greenaway directs, weaving a story of a woman (Mirren), bored of her crime boss husband (Gambon), who starts having an affair with a quiet bookseller (Howard) at her husband's ...
A modern fable of a gangster, his wife, a lover, and a chef in a restaurant. The wife plots revenge against the husband who kills the lover, and the chef cooks and serves his body to the husband.
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Aug 5, 2016 · A French restaurant is the setting for murder, sex and revenge. The vicious Thief is Albert - Georgina is the long suffering doormat of a Wife - Michael, a fellow diner is the Lover - and the Cook is Chef Richard whose only care is his restaurant.
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