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.

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...

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Corporate Authors:	Miramax Films, Allarts (Firm), Elsevier Vendex Film, Allarts Cook (Firm), Erato Films, Films Incorporated, Anchor Bay Entertainment, Inc
Other Authors:	Kasander, Kees, Greenaway, Peter, Bohringer, Richard, Gambon, Michael, Mirren, Helen, Howard, Alan, 1937-, Roth, Tim, Smith, Liz, 1921-, Vierny, Sacha, 1919-2001, Wilson, John, Nyman, Michael
Format:	Video DVD
Language:	English
Published:	Troy, MI : Anchor Bay Entertainment Inc., c2001.
Edition:	Widescreen version (aspect ratio 1.85:1).
Subjects:	Man-woman relationships > Drama. Adultery > Drama. Revenge > Drama. Deception > Drama. Longs métrages > France. Longs métrages > Pays-Bas. Videos > Dinand Feature films. Erotic films.