The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover
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Released: 1989
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Crime, Drama
The wife of an abusive criminal finds solace in the arms of a kind regular guest in her husband's restaurant.
Starring: Richard Bohringer, Michael Gambon, Helen Mirren, Alan Howard, Tim Roth, Ciarán Hinds, Liz Smith, Gary Olsen
Directed by: Peter Greenaway
Written by: Peter Greenaway
Language: English
Scenes
In the opening scene, Albert's (Michael Gambon's) assistants make a man eat dog shit and then Albert pisses on him. The pissing is shown from behind and is clearly faked.
Albert and two other men are shown using urinals in a men's room.
Albert bursts in on two women in ladies' room stalls in an effort to find his cheating wife Georgina (Helen Mirren).
Albert tells his wife to stop smoking because it "makes your pee stink."
Screen Captures
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Alternate Titles
Kokken, tyven, hans kone og hendes elsker
O Cozinheiro, o Ladrão, Sua Mulher e o Amante
Kuchař, zloděj, jeho žena a její milenec
Le cuisinier, le voleur, sa femme et son amant
Der Koch, der Dieb, seine Frau und ihr Liebhaber
The Cook, the Thief, His Wife and Her Lover
A szakács, a tolvaj, a felesége és a szeretője
요리사, 도둑, 그의 아내 그리고 그녀의 정부
コックとどろぼう、そのつまとあいじん