The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover

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

Apr 6 1990 NC-17 2h 4m
Crime, Drama

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

Plot

The wife of a barbaric crime boss engages in a secretive romance with a gentle bookseller between meals at her husband's restaurant. Food, colour coding, sex, murder, torture, and cannibalism are the exotic fare in this beautifully filmed, but brutally uncompromising modern fable.

Written by

Peter Greenaway

Directed by

Peter Greenaway

Cast

Richard Bohringer, Michael Gambon, Helen Mirren

Crew

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Production Countries

United Kingdom, Netherlands, France

Production Companies

Vendex, Erbograph Co., Elsevira

Languages

English

Awards

7 wins & 11 nominations total

Trailers
The Cook, The Thief, His Wife & Her Lover (HD) Trailer
The Cook The Thief His Wife & Her Lover
Featurettes
Steve Pemberton on The Cook, The Thief, His Wife, and Her Lover | BFI
Scores
# of Votes
43,209
Average Rating
7.5 out of 10
Metascore
62
Popularity
NA