The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover (1989)
18
13/10/1989 (GB)
Crime, Drama
2h 4m
- 73% (648 votes)
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Lust...Murder...Dessert. Bon Appetit!
Overview
The wife of an abusive criminal finds solace in the arms of a kind regular guest in her husband's restaurant.
- Peter GreenawayDirector, Screenplay
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$2,300,000
Revenue
$7,724,701
Keywords
- sadism
- sexuality
- allegory
- cooking
- restaurant
- crime boss
- satire
- surrealism
- sociopath
- murder
- brutality
- avant-garde
- public humiliation
- stray dog
- abusive husband
- french cuisine
- adulterous wife
- cannibalism
- violence
Top Billed Cast
Richard Bohringer
Richard Boarst
Michael Gambon
Albert Spica
Helen Mirren
Georgina Spica
Alan Howard
Michael
Tim Roth
Mitchel
Ciarán Hinds
Cory
Liz Smith
Grace
Gary Olsen
Spangler
Ewan Stewart
Harris
Roger Ashton-Griffiths
Turpin
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