The cook, the thief, his wife and her lover
The cook, the thief, his wife and her lover [dvd] /
produced by Kees Kasander ; written and directed by Peter Greenaway.
- [London?] : Universal Studios, c2003.
- 1 DVD (119 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
A DVD release of the 1990 motion picture. Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo.
Credits: Director of photography, Sacha Vierny ; editor, John Wilson ; music, Michael Nyman ; production designers, Ben van Os, Jan Roelfs ; costume designer, Jean-Paul Gaulthier. Credits: Director of photography, Sacha Vierny ; editor, John Wilson ; music, Michael Nyman ; production designers, Ben van Os, Jan Roelfs ; costume designer, Jean-Paul Gaulthier.
Cast: Richard Bohringer, Michael Gambon, Helen Mirren, Alan Howard, Tim Roth, Ciarán Hinds, Gary Olsen, Ewan Stewart, Roger Ashton-Griffiths, Liz Smith.
A modern fable and political satire on the Thatcher years in Britain set at Le Hollandais, a gourmet restaurant. The wife (Mirren) of a barbaric crime boss (Gambon) engages in a secretive romance with a gentle bookseller (Howard) between meals at her husband's restaurant, all observed by the cook (Bohringer). This nightly display of opulence, decadence and gluttony leads to murder, torture and revenge.
UK Cert. 18.
PAL Regions 2,4.
9031179 Universal Studios
Feature films--Great Britain.
Feature films.
DVD: COOK
A DVD release of the 1990 motion picture. Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo.
Credits: Director of photography, Sacha Vierny ; editor, John Wilson ; music, Michael Nyman ; production designers, Ben van Os, Jan Roelfs ; costume designer, Jean-Paul Gaulthier. Credits: Director of photography, Sacha Vierny ; editor, John Wilson ; music, Michael Nyman ; production designers, Ben van Os, Jan Roelfs ; costume designer, Jean-Paul Gaulthier.
Cast: Richard Bohringer, Michael Gambon, Helen Mirren, Alan Howard, Tim Roth, Ciarán Hinds, Gary Olsen, Ewan Stewart, Roger Ashton-Griffiths, Liz Smith.
A modern fable and political satire on the Thatcher years in Britain set at Le Hollandais, a gourmet restaurant. The wife (Mirren) of a barbaric crime boss (Gambon) engages in a secretive romance with a gentle bookseller (Howard) between meals at her husband's restaurant, all observed by the cook (Bohringer). This nightly display of opulence, decadence and gluttony leads to murder, torture and revenge.
UK Cert. 18.
PAL Regions 2,4.
9031179 Universal Studios
Feature films--Great Britain.
Feature films.
DVD: COOK