Cook, The Thief, His Wife and Her Lover, The

UK 1989, 119 minutes
Dir. Peter Greenaway
Rating: [R18]
Genres: Drama, Cult

Feat. Helen Mirren, Tim Roth, Michael Gambon

Aroview: Greenaway combines the best elements of his previous work into one illustrious concoction of charcoal humour, explicit violence, awe-inspiring art direction and intense Michael Nyman score. Cinema at its most challenging and enthralling.

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5 stars (Exceptional) The wife of a barbaric London gangleader & theif has an affair with a gentle bookseller who dines at her husband's restaurant, run by a cook who despises his boss. Despite the cruelty, torture, murder & cannibalism, it's beautifully filmed. Pure genius. ~GenXGirl
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4 stars (Very Good) Very clever movie - I love how each scene is dramatized by the changing color scheme - The characters are hypnotic and another stella performance given by Mirren - Recommendation - Babbettes Feast (culinary/historical/french)rn ~Anon
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5 stars (Exceptional) A gorgeous work of genius. The colours, the shots, the actors and the story really show off Greenaway’s imagination. A violent and sometimes ugly must see. ~bikewrench