| The Cook, The Thief, His Wife, And Her Lover |
| Genre: | Art/Foreign |
| Year: | 1989 |
| Rating: | ? |
| Length: | 120min |
| Country: | Great Britain |
| Cast: | Michael Gabson, Helen Mirren, Richard Bohringer, Alan Howard. |
| Credits: | Directed by Peter Greenaway (color, 35mm). |
Synopsis: Greenway's grisly, color-coded fugue built on the themes of gluttonym adultery, and retaliation makes this the most nefarious venture. The film's blend of violence, eroticism, melancholia, and satire recalls a classic revenge play out of Jacobean theatre while looking seriously, compassionately. and unblinkingly at a taboo subject on the far reaches of experience.
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