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The cook, the thief, his wife & her lover / 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.

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Format:
Video
Contributor:
Greenaway, Peter, screenwriter, director.
Kasander, Kees, producer.
Bohringer, Richard, actor.
Gambon, Michael, actor.
Mirren, Helen, actor.
Howard, Alan, 1937-2015, actor.
Roth, Tim, actor.
Nyman, Michael, composer.
Miramax Films, producer.
Allarts (Firm), producer.
Elsevier Vendex Film, producer.
Allarts Cook (Firm), producer.
Erato Films, producer.
Films Incorporated, producer.
Anchor Bay Entertainment, Inc., distributor.
Class of 1924 Book Fund.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Man-woman relationships--Drama.
Man-woman relationships.
Adultery--Drama.
Adultery.
Revenge--Drama.
Revenge.
Deception--Drama.
Deception.
Food in motion pictures.
Motion pictures, British.
Genre:
Drama.
Feature films.
Motion pictures, British.
Video recordings.
Physical Description:
1 videodisc (124 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
polychrome
Edition:
Widescreen format.
Other Title:
Cook, the thief, his wife and her lover
Place of Publication:
Troy, MI : Anchor Bay Entertainment Inc., [2001]
System Details:
DVD; Dolby Digital.
digital
optical
Dolby
video file
DVD video
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.
Participant:
Richard Bohringer, Michael Gambon, Helen Mirren, Alan Howard, Tim Roth, Liz Smith.
Credits:
Photographer, Sacha Vierny ; editor, John Wilson ; music, Michael Nyman.
Notes:
Originally released as a motion picture in 1989.
Includes theatrical trailers.
Local Notes:
Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Class of 1924 Book Fund.
OCLC:
46491028
Publisher Number:
013131139198
DV11391 Anchor Bay Entertainment Inc.

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