Having previously watched Greenaway's 'Prospero's Books', basically from the same era, one definitely gets a sense of the auteur, of great visualizing prowess in the Welsh native. I adore watching Helen Mirren from ANY era, but particularly here, in between the young adulthood beauty she displayed in Michael Powell's 'Age of Consent', through the remarkably absurd and audacious 'Caligula', straight to the…
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When churlish mobster Albert Spica acquires an upscale French restaurant in London, he dines there nightly, effectively scaring off the clientele with his bad manners. His wife, Georgina, is especially disgusted by him, and soon begins an affair with regular guest Michael. Despite their best efforts to keep it secret, Spica learns about their trysts, and he plots a terrible revenge.
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Michael Gambon
Albert Spica
Richard Bohringer
Richard Boarst
Helen Mirren
Georgina Spica
Alan Howard
Michael
Tim Roth
Mitchel
Ciarán Hinds
Cory
Liz Smith
Grace
Gary Olsen
Spangler
Ewan Stewart
Harris
Roger Ashton-Griffiths
Turpin
Ian Dury
Terry Fitch
Diane Langton
May Fitch
Prudence Oliver
Corelle Fitch
Ron Cook
Mews
Emer Gillespie
Patricia
Janet Henfrey
Alice
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What is The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover about?
When churlish mobster Albert Spica acquires an upscale French restaurant in London, he dines there nightly, effectively scaring off the clientele with his bad manners. His wife, Georgina, is especially disgusted by him, and soon begins an affair with regular guest Michael.…
When was The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover released?
The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover was released in 1989.
What genres does The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover belong to?
The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover is categorised as Crime, Drama.
Who stars in The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover?
The cast of The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover includes Michael Gambon, Richard Bohringer, Helen Mirren, Alan Howard, Tim Roth.