Overview
Plot
After mobster Albert Spica takes over an upscale London restaurant, his crude behavior drives customers away. His disgusted wife, Georgina, begins an affair with a regular guest, but Spica discovers the trysts and plots a terrible revenge.
- Directors
- Peter Greenaway
- Cast
- Michael Gambon, Richard Bohringer, Helen Mirren, Alan Howard, Tim Roth, Ciarán Hinds, Liz Smith, Gary Olsen, Ewan Stewart, Roger Ashton-Griffiths, Ian Dury, Diane Langton, Prudence Oliver, Ron Cook, Emer Gillespie, Janet Henfrey, Willie Ross, Roger Lloyd Pack, Alex Kingston, Bob Goody
- Country
- France, United Kingdom, Netherlands
- Genre
- Crime, Drama
- Release date
- 1989-10-13
- Studios
- Allarts, Elsevier-Vendex Film Beheer, Erato Films, Films
Plot
Warning: spoilers
The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover Plot and Cast
Churlish mobster Albert Spica acquires an upscale French restaurant in London and dines there nightly, his bad manners scaring off the clientele. His wife, Georgina, is especially disgusted by him and soon starts an affair with regular guest Michael. Despite their efforts to keep it secret, Spica learns about their trysts and plots a terrible revenge.
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