
The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover
Lust...Murder...Dessert. Bon Appetit!
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Release Date
10/13/1989Runtime
124 minsOverview
The wife of an abusive criminal finds solace in the arms of a kind regular guest in her husband's restaurant.
Status
ReleasedOriginal Language
EnglishBudget
$2,300,000Revenue
$7,724,701Homepage
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A visually baroque descent into depravity and sensuality, where a woman's affair becomes an act of transgression against her brutish, sadistic husband. The film revels in provocation and excess, painting cruelty and desire in vivid, unflinching strokes.
Mood
Dread-soakedDefiantUnsettling
Themes
LovePowerBetrayalRevenge
Tone
Operatic
Pacing
Slow-burn
Look
PainterlyHigh-contrastStylized genre
Structure
Linear
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Graphic violenceSexual contentSexual violenceBody horror
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