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The Cook, The Thief, His Wife, and Her Lover [DVD]

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4.4 out of 5 stars 1,158
IMDb7.5/10.0
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Contributor Howard, Mirren, Bohringer, Gambon
Language English

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Few directors polarize audiences like Peter Greenaway, a filmmaker as influenced by Jacobean revenge tragedy and 17th century painting as by the French New Wave. The Cook, the Thief, His Wife and Her Lover is both adored and detested for its combination of sumptuous beauty and revolting decadence. A vile, gluttonous thief (Michael Gambon, The Singing Detective) spews hate and abuse at a restaurant run by a stoic French cook (Richard Bohringer, Diva), but under the thief's nose his wife (the ever-sensuous Helen Mirren, Prime Suspect) conducts an affair with a bookish lover (Alan Howard, Strapless). Clothing (by avant-garde designer Jean-Paul Gaultier) changes color as the characters move from room to room. Nudity, torture, rotting meat, and Tim Roth (Reservoir Dogs) at his sleaziest all contribute the atmosphere of decay and excess. Not for everyone, but for some, essential. --Bret Fetzer

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  • Aspect Ratio ‏ : ‎ 2.35:1
  • Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
  • MPAA rating ‏ : ‎ NC-17 (Adults Only)
  • Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.75 x 5.5 x 0.5 inches; 3.2 ounces
  • Media Format ‏ : ‎ NTSC, DVD, Anamorphic, Widescreen, Color
  • Release date ‏ : ‎ March 13, 2001
  • Actors ‏ : ‎ Mirren, Bohringer, Gambon, Howard
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo)
  • Studio ‏ : ‎ Starz / Anchor Bay
  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B000059LGL
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.4 out of 5 stars 1,158

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4.4 out of 5 stars
4.4 out of 5
1,158 global ratings

Top reviews from the United States

IBALON 35
5.0 out of 5 stars WEIRD CLASSIC
Reviewed in the United States on March 15, 2024
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Among my favorite weird classic films, shocking and funny.
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dojo
5.0 out of 5 stars Kinky!
Reviewed in the United States on February 23, 2024
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You either get it or you don't. I saw it when it came out and then had the VHS version.
Feminists (which I am not) should love the ending.
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Gee Gee
4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent film
Reviewed in the United States on December 25, 2023
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The reason I gave 4 stars only is because this Blu-Ray has no subtitles at all or any special features.
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Tiffany
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent movie
Reviewed in the United States on January 2, 2024
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Great movie. Was a gift
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Kimosabe
5.0 out of 5 stars Quality
Reviewed in the United States on December 25, 2023
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Liked all
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Vincent Poirier
5.0 out of 5 stars Grotesque but also gorgeous - and wait for a better DVD
Reviewed in the United States on January 20, 2005
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If you have not seen this movie already, think twice before buying this DVD. Instead, wait for a showing at a good art theater, or wait for a better DVD version. Greenaway's movie affects viewers by contrasting beauty and horror, but for the effect to work, the images must be crisp and perfectly rendered. This DVD does not preserve movie quality resolution and so the effect is lost. Apart from that, the movie itself is the most memorable I have ever seen. I first saw it in 1990 and remembered almost all of it before viewing it a second time last night.

The production is flawless. Each cast member is matched perfectly to each part: a wry, clever, wise Cook (Bohringer), a violent, unpleasant, loud Thief (Gambon), a suffering quiet Wife (Mirren) and a discrete Lover (Howard). Look also for a young Tim Roth playing his usual delinquent role. The photography is carefully planned, right down to the red water melons with green rinds split open on the cutting table. All the kitchen shots look like masterful 19th century still life paintings. There are interesting visual tricks: the costumes change color as the characters move from the dining room (red) to the kitchen (green).

But be warned, this is not a pleasant movie. The film begins and ends with two unmentionable scenes. The thief insults his wife throughout the movie and it's soon difficult not to cringe at the sight of him. There is spitting and graphic vomiting. Make sure you've eaten some time before seeing this. And don't plan a dinner aftewards; you'll be too dizzy.
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Lottatime
1.0 out of 5 stars Trash presented with attempted style and panache
Reviewed in the United States on January 6, 2014
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I've come to understand the ratings system here and have learned to exclude them in future deliberations. There is always a vocal minority who are most passionate about a given subject and extol on it's perceived virtues. The reviews for this movie reflect this. I don't know why those folks were so smitten by this film.
The visual curiosity of having different hued settings was clever enough but lost it's appeal as the movie dragged on. The inevitable isolation and demise of the villain was predictable and formulaic. The story offered no novel insights or revelations about human debauchery. The heroine was rather unsympathetic and vacuous, the lover shallow and the cook was merely another background set piece.
There are many who might object to the content and consider it base and vulgar, though I take no issue with that. I have no problem with artistic expression in all of it's forms. My primary critique is the pervading since of arrogance on the part of the director who presumes this to be a work of genius. If a heavy handed jackhammer can be considered art, than so too can this movie. Helen MIrren is a very versatile actress and she did her naked best to make this movie work. Such was the garishness of this nightmare that even her lovely soft curves couldn't rescue it.
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Maxine E. Bush
5.0 out of 5 stars Deeply Disturbing, Transcendent, Brilliant...
Reviewed in the United States on February 2, 2020
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I did not think I would make it all the way through this film, the start was so unsettling.
But, as I trust Helen Mirren's (and that of her agent) judgement, I pressed "pause" for a moment to change my perspective, and plunged back in.
Omg, it is so good.
Michael Gambon is a huge, domineering talent, and that spills forth in this film, soaking everyone and everything in his Thief's boorishly gluttonous and capitalistic narcissism.
Helen Mirren is...oh god, there are no words for what she is. Her range is simply unbelievable, and her Georgina (the Thief's wife) grows and develops and unfurls into facets of Woman we seek, and so seldom find, within ourselves.
This is a film fueled by, consumed by, about, and for Rage.
It is difficult to watch.
But so, SO worth it.
As I write this, the tears are still wet on my face.
I hated this movie-at the beginning, I felt betrayed...but I consciously altered my p.o.v. to see it as art, and then-
I hated it again.
Because it ended.
And I wanted-needed-it to go on.
I will be thinking about this film for days, perhaps for the rest of my life.
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Connie Dietze
5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic Movie
Reviewed in Canada on October 18, 2023
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Got it second hand and in great condition
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steven osbourn
5.0 out of 5 stars Unusual but very good.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 25, 2024
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Peter Greenaway does not do usual mainstream films. If you want a film that is unusual, striking and very different, give this a look.
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B. Podgornik
1.0 out of 5 stars English subtitles
Reviewed in Germany on July 6, 2023
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This is not a review of movie but about unprofessional seller. This blu-ray disc hasn't English subtitles as advertised.
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Pocholo
5.0 out of 5 stars Cronicas marcianas
Reviewed in Spain on June 5, 2023
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Uma pelicula interesante y recomendable. No para todos los publicos , eso si. Puede resultar algo bizarra para los no iniciados. Una buena ocasion para redescubrir a una grande como es HELEN MIRREN.
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Alfonso chacon
5.0 out of 5 stars Ex
Reviewed in Mexico on November 16, 2019
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Genial
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