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Critics reviews. Set almost entirely in a French restaurant, this bold, controversial film follows the exploits of a ruthless British gangster whose long suffering wife forges a relationship with one of the restaurant’s patrons behind his back.
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 wife, Georgina (Helen Mirren), is especially disgusted by him, and soon begins an affair with another restaurant guest, Michael (Alan Howard). Despite their efforts to keep it a secret, however, Spica finds ...
8 avr. 1990 · LOS ANGELES -- Helen Mirren remembers that she took a deep breath after she read the screenplay for "The Cook, the Thief, His Wife, and Her Lover," and then she thought, "Well, yes, it is a dangerous film. It's deep and complex and we're not skating around any issues. It's on the cutting edge, quite apart from the content -- look at the style of the filmmaking, the artificiality of it, the ...
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. IMDb 7.5 2 h 4 min 1990.
16 sept. 2023 · Narratively, The Cook, The Thief, His Wife & Her Lover is a tightly plotted political allegory in the vein of George Orwell, rendering its complex characters as the archetypes written out in its title and subjugating them to strict, arbitrary power structures. Visually, it is operating on another transcendent level altogether, marking some of the most triumphantly stunning displays of mise-en ...
The Cook, The Thief, His Wife And Her Lover. The wife of an oafish restaurant owner becomes bored with her husband and considers an affair with a regular patron. IMDb 7.5 2 h 4 min 1990. 18+. Comedy · Drama. This video is currently unavailable. to watch in your location.
When the gangster discovers his wife is having an affair with a regular visitor to the restaurant, he plots his revenge. Featuring a series of iconic set pieces, a score by Michael Nyman and costumes by Jean-Paul Gaultier, THE COOK, THE THIEF, HIS WIFE & HER LOVER is a cinematic feast not to be missed.
