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The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover

Movie
1989
2h 4m
NC-17
English
Crime, Drama
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7.7
Critic Score: 
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The wife of an abusive criminal finds solace in the arms of a kind regular guest in her husband's restaurant.
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The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover

NC-17
Movie
1989
2h 4m
English
Crime, Drama
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The wife of an abusive criminal finds solace in the arms of a kind regular guest in her husband's restaurant.
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Cast

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Richard Bohringer
Richard Boarst
Michael Gambon
Albert Spica
Helen Mirren
Georgina Spica
Alan Howard
Tim Roth
Mitchel
Ciarn Hinds
Liz Smith
Gary Olsen
Spangler
Ewan Stewart
Roger AshtonGriffiths
Ian Dury
Terry Fitch
Diane Langton
May Fitch
Prudence Oliver
Corelle Fitch
Ron Cook
Emer Gillespie
Janet Henfrey
Willie Ross
Roger Lloyd Pack
Alex Kingston
Bob Goody
Starkie
Paul Russell
Arnie Breeveld
Tony Alleff
Ian Sears
Phillipe
Peter Rush
Directed By: Peter Greenaway
Written By: Peter Greenaway (Screenplay)

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smallclone says...
6 years ago
Just WOW. You can have all the expensive digital cameras in the world, but this movie shows that lighting, set design and Direction can make a movie. It's an extraordinary film - beautiful, bizarre and barbaric. I've read previously that it has political undertones but I just let the film assault my eyes and brain for the crazy dream like experience that it is. I was mesmerized by the very first frame and didn't stop until the credits rolled. It unfolds like a play, and even the first shot resembles curtains being drawn for act 1. Food, sex and violence are constant themes as the rich gorge on ridiculous dishes and the poor work in the kitchens. It's a stunning film to watch in High Definition, and Michael Gambon is terrific as the vile villain.
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independentmovieloverrr says...
6 months ago
Bro I do not even know what to say. Fucked up movie for sure. Crazy cooks and bosses and torture it was horror scary at times. Maybe visit In n Out it is much safer haha.
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hriday. says...
one year ago
Watching this movie is like taking a class in filmmaking.
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peteo says...
5 months ago
Stylish, dated, predictable, and yet in my country this was one of the very few movies ever given a Mature rating (as opposed to Adults only) because of the themes I can imagine this would have been awesome in it's time, but it took me 35 years to watch it, and the world had moved on. But, if you can put yourself into the 1990's mindset, this could be entertaining enough. But ignore the hype. After Saw, Cube and other mainstream gore movies, this is pretty mild But for movie enthusiasts, this movie probably needs to be on their watch list...
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talisencrw
6 years ago
Having previously watched Greenaway's 'Prospero's Books', basically from the same era, one definitely gets a sense of the auteur, of great visualizing prowess in the Welsh native. I adore watching Helen Mirren from ANY era, but particularly here, in between the young adulthood beauty she displayed i More
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