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The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover is a 1989 crime drama art film written and directed by Peter Greenaway, starring Richard Bohringer, Michael Gambon, Helen Mirren and Alan Howard in the title roles.
Apr 6, 1990 · With Richard Bohringer, Michael Gambon, Helen Mirren, Alan Howard. At Le Hollandais gourmet restaurant, every night is filled with opulence, decadence and gluttony. But when the cook, a thief, his wife and her lover all come together, they unleash a shocking torrent of sex, food, murder and revenge.
- (42K)
- Crime, Drama
- Peter Greenaway
- 1990-04-06
Synopsis. The wife of an abusive criminal finds solace in the arms of a kind regular guest in her husband's restaurant. Videos: Trailers, Teasers. About the movie. 383. 63. Watchlist. Seen. Rating. 82% (446) 7.5 (41k) Genres.
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- Peter Greenaway
- NC-17
- 124 min
When churlish mobster Albert Spica (Michael Gambon) acquires an upscale French restaurant in London, he dines there nightly, effectively scaring off the clientele with his bad manners. His...
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- Peter Greenaway
- R
- Richard Bohringer
Kees Kasander. Pascale Dauman. Release. 1989. Time. 124 minutes. Rating. 18. Synopsis. Tired of her husband's boorish lifestyle and difficult attitude, the wife of a barbaric crime boss engages in a secret romance with a bookish patron between meals at her husband's restaurant, sneaking in liaisons while he and his thugs dine. Watch Now.
- 124 min
Academy Award-nominees Tim Roth and Helen Mirren star in this exotic modern fable about infidelity. Acclaimed director Peter Greenaway directs, weaving a story of a woman (Mirren), bored of her crime boss husband (Gambon), who starts having an affair with a quiet bookseller (Howard) at her husband's restaurant.
Cruel and sadistic crime boss Albert Spica (Sir Michael Gambon) has dinner every night in his restaurant with his wife Georgina Spica (Dame Helen Mirren) and his gang. Albert abuses his wife, his gangsters, chef Richard Borst (Richard Bohringer), and the restaurant employees.
