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

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

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Lust...Murder...Dessert. Bon Appetit!

The wife of an abusive criminal finds solace in the arms of a kind regular guest in her husband's restaurant.

Cast & Crew

Director
Peter Greenaway
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    Richard Boarst Richard Bohringer
  • Profile picture of Michael Gambon
    Albert Spica Michael Gambon
  • Profile picture of Helen Mirren
    Georgina Spica Helen Mirren
  • Profile picture of Alan Howard
    Michael Alan Howard
  • Profile picture of Tim Roth
    Mitchel Tim Roth
  • Profile picture of Ciarán Hinds
    Cory Ciarán Hinds
  • Profile picture of Liz Smith
    Grace Liz Smith
  • Profile picture of Gary Olsen
    Spangler Gary Olsen

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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