The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover (1989)

The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover. NC-17 | 2h 4min | Crime, Drama | 6 April 1990 (USA) The wife of an abusive criminal finds solace in the arms of a kind regular guest in her husband's restaurant.

The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover (1989)

At first viewing of Peter Greenaway The Cook, The Thief, His Wife and her Lover I immediately realize that it's a powerful, visual film that uses each scene to really elevate the film's story. This...

The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover

The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover is a 1989 crime drama film written and directed by Peter Greenaway, starring Richard Bohringer, Michael Gambon, Helen Mirren and Alan Howard in the titular roles. The film's graphic violence, and nude scenes, as well as its lavish cinematography and formalism, were noted at the time of its release.

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A vile, gluttonous thief (Michael Gambon, The Singing Detective) spews hate and abuse at a restaurant run by a stoic French cook (Richard Bohringer, Diva), but under the thief's nose his wife (the ever-sensuous Helen Mirren, Prime Suspect) conducts an affair with a bookish lover (Alan Howard, Strapless). Clothing (by avant-garde designer Jean-Paul Gaultier) changes color as the characters move from room to room.

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The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover (1989) Peter Greenaway’s painterly splendor of moving tableaux is put at the service of violence and greed in this critique of Thatcher London. It now takes on a prophetic quality, given the past four years here in the United States. I remain conflicted about so effective…

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The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover is a film written and directed by Peter Greenaway starring Helen Mirren, Alan Howard, Richard Bohringer and Michael...