The cook, the thief, his wife & her lover Cover Image

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The cook, the thief, his wife & her lover [videorecording] / Miramax Films ; Allarts in association with Elsevier Vendex presents ; a co-production between Allarts Cook, Erato Films, Films Inc. ; produced by Kees Kasander ; written & directed by Peter Greenaway.

Greenaway, Peter. (Added Author). Kasander, Kees. (Added Author). Bohringer, Richard. (Added Author). Gambon, Michael. (Added Author). Mirren, Helen. (Added Author). Howard, Alan, 1937-2015 (Added Author). Roth, Tim. (Added Author). Smith, Liz. (Added Author). Vierny, Sacha, 1919-2001 (Added Author). Wilson, John. (Added Author). Nyman, Michael. (Added Author). Miramax Films. (Added Author). Allarts (Firm) (Added Author). Elsevier Vendex Film. (Added Author). Allarts Cook (Firm) (Added Author). Erato Films. (Added Author). Films Incorporated. (Added Author). Anchor Bay Entertainment, Inc. (Added Author). Richard Bohringer, Michael Gambon, Helen Mirren, Alan Howard, Tim Roth, Liz Smith. (Cast).

Summary:

A modern fable and political satire on the Thatcher years in Britain set at Le Hollandais, a gourmet restaurant. The wife of a barbaric crime boss engages in a secretive romance with a gentle bookseller between meals at her husband's restaurant, all observed by the cook. This nightly display of opulence, decadence and gluttony leads to murder, torture and revenge.

Record details

Physical Description: 1 videodisc (124 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Publisher: Troy, MI : Anchor Bay Entertainment Inc., c2001.

Content descriptions

General Note:	Originally released as a motion picture in 1989. Special features: theatrical trailers.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Photography, Sacha Vierny ; editor, John Wilson ; music, Michael Nyman.
Participant or Performer Note:	Richard Bohringer, Michael Gambon, Helen Mirren, Alan Howard, Tim Roth, Liz Smith.
Target Audience Note:	MPAA rating: NC-17.
System Details Note:	DVD.