The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover
1989
Lust...Murder...Dessert. Bon Appetit!
Directed by Peter Greenaway
User Rating
Intensity
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.
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- Director
- Peter Greenaway
- Written by
- Peter Greenaway
- Produced by
- Kees Kasander
- Composer
- Michael Nyman
- Cinematographer
- Sacha Vierny
- Editor
- John Wilson
- Makeup FX
- Sjoerd Didden
- Sound Designer
- Garth Marshall
- Studios
- Allarts, Allarts Cook, Erato Films
- Origin countries
- France, United Kingdom, Netherlands
- Production countries
- France, United Kingdom
- Runtime
- 2h 4m
- Language
- en
- Rating
- NC-17
- Also known as
- The Cook, the Thief, His Wife and Her Lover
- TMDB
- 7.3/10 (707 votes)
- Rotten Tomatoes
- 87% Fresh
- Metacritic
- 62/100
- IMDb
- 7.5/10 (44,600 votes)
Cast
Michael Gambon
Albert Spica
Richard Bohringer
Richard Boarst
Helen Mirren
Georgina Spica
Alan Howard
Michael
Tim Roth
Mitchel
Ciarán Hinds
Cory
Liz Smith
Grace
Gary Olsen
Spangler
Ewan Stewart
Harris
Roger Ashton-Griffiths
Turpin
Ian Dury
Terry Fitch
Diane Langton
May Fitch
Prudence Oliver
Corelle Fitch
Ron Cook
Mews
Emer Gillespie
Patricia
Janet Henfrey
Alice
Willie Ross
Roy
Roger Lloyd Pack
Geoff
Crew
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Michael Nyman
The Cook, The Thief, His Wife And Her Lover: Music From The Motion Picture
