The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover (1989)

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1989 · NC-17 · 2h 4m

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Other grades: 77.5 (4 viewers)
19892h 4mNC-17
Countries:France United Kingdom
Languages:EN
Keywords: 1980s80sAbstract artAbsurdismAbusive husbandAdulterous wifeAdulteryAlienationAll seeing eyeAllegoryShow moreAlternative realityAnti heroAnti socialAttempted murderAvant gardeAvant-gardeBare breastsBathroomBathtubBlack comedyBook depositoryBoyBoy sopranoBreaking the fourth wallBreast fondlingBrutalityButcherCannibalismChaosCheating wifeChild in jeopardyChild in perilChild tortureCigarette smokingClothes torn offControversyCookCookingCrime bossCult directorCult filmDanceDark comedyDeathDefecationDog excrementDomestic violenceEating penisEroticaEscapeExcrementExcrement eatingExperimental filmExtramarital affairExtreme filmFecesFemale frontal nudityFemale full frontal nudityFemale nudityFemale pubic hairFemale rear nudityFoodFood as sex metaphorForced cannibalismForced eatingForkFreakFreezerFrench cuisineFull frontal nudityFutureGangsterGlassesGourmetHandgunHandymanHeld at gunpointHigh societyHospitalHusband wife relationshipIndependent filmJerkKitchenLong titleLoverMale frontal nudityMale full frontal nudityMale nudityMale pubic hairMale rear nudityMan with glassesMeat cleaverMetaphorMurderNeo noirNihilismNudityParking lotPenisPubic hairPublic humiliationReading a bookRefrigerator truckRestaurantRevengeSadismSadistSatireScavengerScene based on paintingSexSex in a kitchenSex in a restroom stallSex in a toiletSex in a toilet stallSex sceneSexual assaultSexualityShot in the headShot to deathSingingSociopathStabbed in the faceStabbed with a forkSteampunkStray dogSurrealismSymbolismThiefTopless female nudityUrinating on someoneUrinationViolenceWife murders husbandWoman with a gunWoman with gun
The wife of a barbaric crime boss engages in a secretive romance with a gentle bookseller between meals at her husband's restaurant. Food, colour coding, sex, murder, torture and cannibalism are the exotic fare in this beautifully filmed but brutally uncompromising modern fable which has been interpreted as an allegory for Thatcherism.
Allarts
Allarts
Allarts Cook
Allarts Cook
Elsevier-Vendex Film Beheer
Elsevier-Vendex Film Beheer
Erato Films
Erato Films
Erbograph Co.
Erbograph Co.
Film4 Productions
Film4 Productions
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