The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover (1989)
The wife of an abusive criminal finds solace in the arms of a kind regular guest in her husband's restaurant.
Primary Title
- The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover
Date Broadcast
- Friday 9 December 2016
Release Year
- 1989
Start Time
- 22 : 30
Finish Time
- 00 : 35
Duration
- 125:00
Channel
- Rialto Channel
Broadcaster
- Sky Network Television
Programme Description
- The wife of an abusive criminal finds solace in the arms of a kind regular guest in her husband's restaurant.
Classification
- AO
Owning Collection
- Chapman Archive
Broadcast Platform
- Television
Languages
- English
Captions
Live Broadcast
- No
Rights Statement
- Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Subjects
- Feature films--Great Britain
- Man-woman relationships--Drama
- Adultery--Drama
- Revenge--Drama
Genres
- Crime
- Drama
Contributors
- Peter Greenaway (Director)
- Peter Greenaway (Writer)
- Richard Bohringer (Actor)
- Michael Gambon (Actor)
- Helen Mirren (Actor)
- Tim Roth (Actor)
- Allarts Cook (Production Unit)
- Erato Films (Production Unit)
Subjects
- Feature films--Great Britain
- Man-woman relationships--Drama
- Adultery--Drama
- Revenge--Drama