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

★ 7.5NC-17119 minDirector: Peter Greenaway

1989 film by Peter Greenaway

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. An international co-production of the United Kingdom and France, the film's graphic violence and nude scenes, as well as its lavish cinematography and formalism, were noted at the time of its release.

Plot summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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What is The Cook, the Thief, His Wife and Her Lover about?
The Cook, the Thief, His Wife and Her Lover (1989) — 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
Is The Cook, the Thief, His Wife and Her Lover based on a true story?
See the production background and source material details on the official Wikipedia article.
Is The Cook, the Thief, His Wife and Her Lover scary?
Content rating: NC-17. See the reviews tab for parental guidance and tone notes.