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The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover

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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Release
13/10/1989
Rating
⭐ 7.3/10
Runtime
124 min
Status
Released
Budget
$2,300,000
Revenue
$7,724,701
Genres
CrimeDrama
Languages
English
Production
Film4 Productions
Links
IMDbWikidata
Michael Gambon profile
Michael GambonAlbert Spica
Richard Bohringer profile
Richard BohringerRichard Boarst
Helen Mirren profile
Helen MirrenGeorgina Spica
Alan Howard profile
Alan HowardMichael
Tim Roth profile
Tim RothMitchel
Ciarán Hinds profile
Ciarán HindsCory
Liz Smith profile
Liz SmithGrace
Gary Olsen profile
Gary OlsenSpangler
Ewan Stewart profile
Ewan StewartHarris
Roger Ashton-Griffiths profile
Roger Ashton-GriffithsTurpin
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talisencrw2016-05-02T21:26:04.682Z
9/10

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 ad...

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