The Cook, The Thief, His Wife, & Her Lover

Opens Friday, June 7, 2024

Every night, mobster Albert Spica (Michael Gambon, in a villainous performance for the ages) drags his long-suffering wife Georgina (Helen Mirren) and a retinue of henchman (including Tim Roth) to the high-end Le Hollandais restaurant for a sumptuous dinner. When Georgina’s affair with a mild-mannered customer comes to light, Spica commits an act of gruesome violence, and Georgina stages an elaborate, fullcourse revenge. With score from longtime Peter Greenaway collaborator Michael Nyman and costumes by Jean Paul Gaultier, this is bold, confrontational filmmaking that needs to be seen on the big screen.

• Country Netherlands, UK, France
• Language English, French, Dutch with English Subtitles
• Year 1989
• Running Time 124 minutes
• Format DCP
• Distributor Universal
• Director Peter Greenaway
• Cast Richard Bohringer, Michael Gambon, Helen Mirren, Alan Howard, Tim Roth
• Accessibility Assistive Listening, T-Coil

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