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

NC-17 (US) | Netherlands, UK, France | English, French, Dutch | 124 min
Directed by: Peter Greenaway
7.5
Crime Drama

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.

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Peter Greenaway

Peter Greenaway

Director

Richard Bohringer

Richard Bohringer

Richard Borst

Michael Gambon

Michael Gambon

Albert

Helen Mirren

Helen Mirren

Georgina

Alan Howard

Alan Howard

Michael

Tim Roth

Tim Roth

Mitchel

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Release Date

Italy
(Venice Film Festival)
1989-09-04
Canada
(Toronto International Film Festival)
1989-09-11
Spain
(Sitges Film Festival)
1989-10
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Also Known As (A.K.A.)

The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover
(Original title)
El cocinero, el ladrón, su mujer y su amante
Argentina
The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover
Australia
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Parent Guide

Sex & Nudity
Severe
Violence & Gore
Severe
Profanity
Moderate
Frightening & Intense Scenes
Severe

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