Rent The Cook, the Thief, His Wife and Her Lover (1989)
3.6 of 5 from 200 ratings
1h 44min
- General info
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- Synopsis:
- The Cook serves up gourmet masterpieces in a beautiful restaurant. The thief holds his tyrannical court in the restaurant, terrorising all around him. His wife has a dangerous and illicit passion. Her lover is having the riskiest affair of his life.
- Actors:
- Richard Böhringer, Michael Gambon, Helen Mirren, Alan Howard, Tim Roth, Ciarán Hinds, Gary Olsen, Ewan Stewart, Roger Ashton-Griffiths, Ron Cook, Liz Smith, Emer Gillespie, Janet Henfrey, Arnie Breeveld, Tony Alleff, Paul Russell, Alex Kingston, Ian Sears, Willie Ross, Ian Dury
- Directors:
- Peter Greenaway
- Producers:
- Kees Kasander
- Writers:
- Peter Greenaway
- Aka:
- El cocinero, el ladrón, su esposa y su amante
- Studio:
- Universal Pictures
- Genres:
- Classics, Drama
- Collections:
- A Brief History of Screen Cuisine, Getting to Know..., Getting to Know: Helen Mirren, People of the Pictures, Remembering Michael Gambon, A Brief History of Film...
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 04/07/2016
- Run Time:
- 104 minutes
- Languages:
- English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0
- Subtitles:
- None
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 1.78:1 / 16:9
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
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Reviews (4) of The Cook, the Thief, His Wife and Her Lover
Delicious! - The Cook, the Thief, His Wife and Her Lover review by DW
An entertaining and darkly comic tale of revenge and cuisine.Difficult to review (without giving away plot spoilers) but if your looking for a film that blends great performances,Greek tragedy,wonderful cinematography with a nice helping of sex and food then look no further!
2 out of 2 members found this review helpful.
A wild, grotesque ride! - The Cook, the Thief, His Wife and Her Lover review by griggs
A wild, grotesque ride bursting with style and smarts. Michael Gambon is outrageously incredible, devouring every scene. Not for the faint-hearted, but impossible to look away—brilliantly mad and utterly unforgettable.
1 out of 1 members found this review helpful.
Dark, Complex, Allegorical Crime Drama - The Cook, the Thief, His Wife and Her Lover review by GI
Thematically and visually complicated drama from director Peter Greenaway. This is an allegorical story that depicts the religious and political affect of totalitarianism and tyranny as depicted in the monstrous character of Albert played by Michael Gambon. Albert is a brutal, ignorant gangster who owns an opulent restaurant run by Richard led by French chef Richard (Richard Böhringer). Nightly Albert arrives with his entourage, terrorising staff and other customers as well as dishing out violence to those he takes a dislike to. His abused wife Georgina (Helen Mirren) accompanies him. But one night she spots another diner, the quiet book reading Michael (Alan Howard), and they soon begin an affair within the restaurant carefully protected by the chef and his staff. But when Albert finds out he responds with excessive and cruel violence but Georgina decides enough is enough. Clearly influenced by the Restoration period of English history this is film that uses colour and sumptuous sets to recreate the vision of corruption, tyranny and violence in contrast to love, intellectualism and humanity. There's a a lot to unravel here and whilst this is not an easy film it's certainly original and interesting with superb performances particularly from Gambon and Mirren. An arthouse crime drama that is unique and challenging.
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