The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover
Lust...Murder...Dessert. Bon Appetit!
19892h 4mNo ratings yet
- Drama
- Crime
Overview
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.
Keywords
- allegory
- sadism
- crime boss
- murder
- brutality
- surrealism
- satire
- french cuisine
- sociopath
- public humiliation
- sexuality
- restaurant
- violence
- abusive husband
- cannibalism
- cooking
- adulterous wife
- avant-garde
- stray dog
Details
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- October 13, 1989
- Original language
- English
- Spoken languages
- english
- Countries
- France, Netherlands, United Kingdom
- Production
- Film4 Productions,Allarts,Elsevier-Vendex Film Beheer,Allarts Cook,Erato Films,Erbograph Co.,Allarts, Elsevier-Vendex Film Beheer, Allarts Cook, Erato Films, Film4 Productions, Erbograph Co.
- Budget
- $2,300,000
- Revenue
- $7,724,701
- IMDb
- tt0097108