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The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover (1989)
October 13, 19892h 4mEN
7.3
704 votes
Overview
When churlish mobster Albert Spica acquires an upscale French restaurant in London, he dines there nightly, effectively scaring off the clientele with his bad manners. His wife, Georgina, is especially disgusted by him, and soon begins an affair with regular guest Michael. Despite their best efforts to keep it secret, Spica learns about their trysts, and he plots a terrible revenge.
Director
Peter GreenawayWriter
Top Billed Cast
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$2.3M
Revenue
$7.7M
Production Companies
AllartsElsevier-Vendex Film BeheerAllarts CookErato FilmsFilm4 ProductionsErbograph Co.
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9.0Having previously watched Greenaway's 'Prospero's Books', basically from the same era, one definitely gets a sense of the auteur, of great visualizing prowess in the Welsh native. I adore watching Helen Mirren from ANY era, but particularly here, in between the young adulthood beauty she displayed in Michael Powell's 'Age of Consent', through the remarkably absurd and audacious 'Caligula', straight to the sophisticated and very dangerous gorgeousness displayed in 'The Comfort of Strangers'. It's great to see any dude who's mean to a beautiful woman get their comeuppance (particularly the we…
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