The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover

The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover

Lust...Murder...Dessert. Bon Appetit!

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Release Date

10/13/1989

Runtime

124 mins

Overview

The wife of an abusive criminal finds solace in the arms of a kind regular guest in her husband's restaurant.

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

$2,300,000

Revenue

$7,724,701

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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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