The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover

Peter Greenaway, France, UK, 1989o

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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 which has been interpreted as an allegory for Thatcherism.


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Der Koch, der Dieb, seine Frau und ihr Liebhaber DE
Le cuisinier, le voleur, sa femme et son amant FR
Genre
Crime/Thriller, Drama
Running time
125 Min.
Original language
English
Ratings
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ØYour rating7.5/10
IMDB user:
7.5 (41487)
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< 10 votes
Critics:
< 3 votes

Cast & Crewo

Helen MirrenGeorgina Spica
Michael GambonAlbert Spica
Tim RothMitchel
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