The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover (1989)
NC-17 06 Apr 1990 • Crime, Drama • 2h 4m
The wife of a barbaric crime boss engages in a secretive romance with a gentle bookseller between meals at her husband's restaurant. Food, colour coding, sex, murder, torture, and cannibalism are the exotic fare in this beautifully filmed, but brutally uncompromising modern fable.
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Language:
English, French, Dutch
Awards:
7 wins & 11 nominations
Country:
Netherlands, United Kingdom, France
Metacritic Score:
62
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Box Office Total:
$7,724,701