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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.
- $7.7 million (North America)
- Michael Nyman
Apr 6, 1990 · 58 Photos. Crime Drama. At Le Hollandais gourmet restaurant, every night is filled with opulence, decadence and gluttony. But when the cook, a thief, his wife and her lover all come together, they unleash a shocking torrent of sex, food, murder and revenge. Director. Peter Greenaway. Writer. Peter Greenaway. Stars. Richard Bohringer. Michael Gambon
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- Crime, Drama
- Peter Greenaway
- 1990-04-06
Apr 6, 1990 · IN WHICH THE MEEK TAKE ON THE SAVAGE - THE COOK, THE THIEF, HIS WIFE AND HER LOVER, written and directed by Peter Greenaway; director of photography Sacha Vierny; edited by John Wilson;...
- Peter Greenaway
When churlish mobster Albert Spica (Michael Gambon) acquires an upscale French restaurant in London, he dines there nightly, effectively scaring off the clientele with his bad manners. His...
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- Peter Greenaway
- R
- Richard Bohringer
The wife of a barbaric crime boss engages in a secretive romance with a gentle bookseller between meals at her husband's restaurant. Food, colour coding, sex, murder, torture, and cannibalism are the exotic fare in this beautifully filmed, but brutally uncompromising modern fable.
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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 restaurant. 1,146 IMDb 7.5 2 h 4 min 1990. R.
Kees Kasander. Pascale Dauman. Release. 1989. Time. 124 minutes. Rating. 18. Synopsis. Tired of her husband's boorish lifestyle and difficult attitude, the wife of a barbaric crime boss engages in a secret romance with a bookish patron between meals at her husband's restaurant, sneaking in liaisons while he and his thugs dine. Watch Now.