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The cook, the thief, his wife and her lover / Universal ; Allarts in association with Elsevier Vendex, an Allarts-Erato Films, Inc.; directed, written and co-produced by Peter Greenaway ; produced by Kees Kasander.
- Format:
- Video
- Language:
- Danish
- English
- Finnish
- German
- Italian
- Norwegian
- Spanish
- Swedish
- Subjects (All):
- Restaurateurs--Great Britain--Drama.
- Restaurateurs.
- Food in motion pictures.
- Cooking--Drama.
- Cooking.
- Man-woman relationships--Drama.
- Man-woman relationships.
- Great Britain.
- Adultery--Drama.
- Adultery.
- Motion pictures, British.
- Genre:
- Drama.
- Feature films.
- Dark comedy films.
- Horror films.
- Motion pictures, British.
- Video recordings.
- Physical Description:
- 1 videodisc (199 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
- polychrome
- Other Title:
- Cook, the thief, his wife and her lover
- Title on container: Peter Greenaways' The cook, the thief, his wife and her lover
- Place of Publication:
- United Kingdom : Universal, 2003.
- Language Note:
- In English, German, Italian, or Spanish; with subtitles in: English, Italian, Spanish, German, Swedish, Danish, Finnish, Norwegian.
- Closed captioned.
- System Details:
- DVD; PAL2/4; Dolby digital. Requires multi-region DVD player.
- digital
- optical
- mixed
- 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:
- Photography, Sacha Vierny; editor, John Wilson; music, Michael Nyman.
- Notes:
- Aspect ratio: 2.35:1; widescreen.
- DVD release of the 1990 motion picture.
- OCLC:
- 77561843
- Publisher Number:
- DV903 117 9 11/R1 Universal
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