Cook The Thief His Wife & Her Lover, The
Reviewed in Issue 50 (July 2001) of Widescreen Review
| Studio | Anchor Bay Entertainment |
| Catalog Number | DV11391 |
| MPAA Rating | NC17 |
| Retail Price | $29.98 |
| DVD Type | Single Side, Single Layer (DVD5) |
| Running Time | 124 |
| Release Date | 03/13/01 |
| Theatrical Year | 1989 |
| Genre | Dark Comedy |
| Director | Peter Greenaway |
| Screenplay | Subscribers only |
| Story | Subscribers only |
| Music | Subscribers only |
| Cinematography | Subscribers only |
| Stars | Richard Bohringer, Michael Gambon, Helen Mirren & Alan Howard |
| Aspect Ratio | Subscribers only |
| Measured Ratio | Subscribers only |
| DVD Soundtrack | Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround |
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Subscribe FreeOne of the most controversial films of its time, The Cook The Thief His Wife & Her Lover is a sexually provocative look at an outrageous, satirical, and excessive world. The themes of love, sex, food, power, murder, and revenge are dealt with in a manner that is shocking, provoking, disturbing, yet, at the same time, captivating. The players are a terse Cook, a monstrous Thief, his bored and frightened Wife, and her bookish yet daring Lover. The setting is the Le Hollandaise restaurant where every night is filled with opulence, decadence and gluttony. Whee! Watch for the uncomparable lead singer of The Blockheads, the late Ian Dury as Terry Fitch (
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