The cook, the thief, his wife & her lover [videorecording] / Miramax Films ; Allarts in association with Elsevier Vendex presents ; a co-production between Allarts Cook, Erato Films, Films Inc. ; produced by Kees Kasander ; written & directed by Peter Greenaway.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1989. Special features: theatrical trailers. Richard Bohringer, Michael Gambon, Helen Mirren, Alan Howard, Tim Roth, Liz Smith.
Summary:
A modern fable and political satire on the Thatcher years in Britain set at Le Hollandais, a gourmet restaurant. The wife of a barbaric crime boss engages in a secretive romance with a gentle bookseller between meals at her husband's restaurant, all observed by the cook. This nightly display of opulence, decadence and gluttony leads to murder, torture and revenge.
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