The Cook, the Thief, His Wife and Her Lover overview

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The Cook, the Thief, His Wife and Her Lover

Synopsis:

This is probably Peter Greenaway's most famous (or infamous) film, which first shocked audiences at the 1989 Cannes Film Festival and then on both sides of the Atlantic. A gang leader (Michael Gambon), accompanied by his wife (Helen Mirren) and his associates, entertains himself every night in a fancy French restaurant that he has recently bought. Having tired of her sadistic, boorish husband, the wife finds herself a lover (Alan Howard) and makes love to him in the restaurant's coziest places with the silent permission of the cook (Richard Bohringer).


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Movie Details:

  • Director: Peter Greenaway
  • Studio: Films Inc., Erbograph Co., Allarts Cook, Erato Films
  • Year: 1989
  • Run Time: 123 minutes
  • Country: France, Netherlands, UK
  • Language: English
  • MPAA Rating: NC17
  • Category: Feature
  • Genre/Type: Comedy Drama
  • Filmed in: Color
  • Release: 1990 04 06 (USA)

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