The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover
"Lust...Murder...Dessert. Bon Appetit!"
1989-10-13
7.3
en 124mCrimeDrama
The wife of an abusive criminal finds solace in the arms of a kind regular guest in her husband's restaurant.
Director
Peter Greenaway
Editor
John Wilson
Producer
Kees Kasander
Original Music Composer
Michael Nyman
Casting
Sharon Howard-Field
First Assistant Director
Gerrit Martijn
sadism sexuality allegory cooking restaurant crime boss satire surrealism sociopath murder brutality avant-garde public humiliation stray dog abusive husband french cuisine adulterous wife cannibalism violence
Status
ReleasedRevenue
$7,724,701Budget
$2,300,000Countries
- France
- United Kingdom
Companies
- Allarts
- Elsevier-Vendex Film Beheer
- Allarts Cook
- Erato Films
