#835. The Cook, The Thief, His Wife, & Her Lover
- Year: 1989
- Country: France, Netherlands, Great Britain
- Production: Vendex, Miramax, 124m
- Director: Peter Greenaway
- Producer: Pascale Dauman, Daniel Toscan du Plantier, Kees Kasander, Denis Wigman
- Screenplay: Peter Greenaway
- Photography: Sacha Vierny
- Music: Michael Nyman
- Cast: Richard Bohringer, Michael Gambon, Helen Mirren, Alan Howard, Tim Roth
- Blog Club Rating: 7.1/10
Abridged Book Description[]
Taking his dissatisfaction with conservative politics to the extreme, Peter Greenaway devised The Cook, the Thief, His Wife, & Her Lover as an opulent and decadent riposte to Margaret Thatcher's England.. Greenaway directs his film like a tapestry gone wrong, revealing all manner of depravity as he pans back and forth between the kitchen and dining room in search of a smidgen of good will amidst the savagery.