Le Cuisinier, le voleur, sa femme et son amant

Titre original : The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover

1989
13
2h 4min

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Helen Mirren, Michael Gambon, Richard Bohringer, and Alan Howard in Le Cuisinier, le voleur, sa femme et son amant (1989)

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Dark Comedy Crime Drama

La femme d'un violent criminel, propriétaire d'un restaurant, se console dans les bras d'un aimable client, habitué des lieux.La femme d'un violent criminel, propriétaire d'un restaurant, se console dans les bras d'un aimable client, habitué des lieux.La femme d'un violent criminel, propriétaire d'un restaurant, se console dans les bras d'un aimable client, habitué des lieux.

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7,5/10

43 k

MA NOTE

POPULARITÉ

3 447

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Récompenses
- 7 victoires et 11 nominations au total

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A beautifully filmed, ugly and disturbing film.

I saw this almost fifteen years ago and I still have crystal clear mental images of some of the scenes. The chef at his table in the kitchen, planning his menu: stunning! Put it in a frame, hang it on the wall. In the restaurant scenes, you feel like you're there at the table as the camera pans, without cuts, from one person to another. Our heroes locked in the truck full of rotting meat: horrible, disgusting, perfect. It's a classic purification ritual and it's literally putrid. Greenaway is a genius. My only criticism is a minor one. There is a full frontal nude scene of the wife and her lover, where he is clearly more "relaxed" than he should have been at that moment. I'm a bit disappointed in Greenaway for not showing him at "attention", as he would have been in real life. But then, I guess he would have been accused of making porn. Whatever. This film is not for everyone. My wife didn't see it. I'm sure she would have hated it if she had. For that matter, I can't actually say I liked it, although I consider it a masterwork. But I'm glad I saw it. I'll probably see it again, but not until I can see it on HDTV. Plain old DVD couldn't possibly do it justice. An amazing movie.

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26 juin 2004
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Anecdotes
The four title characters were named for the actors and actress writer and director Peter Greenaway originally wanted to play them. Richard (The Cook) was for Richard Bohringer, the only one of Greenaway's original choices retained in the final movie. Albert (The Thief) was named after Albert Finney, while Georgina (His Wife) was for Georgina Hale. Michael (The Lover) was named, interestingly enough, for Sir Michael Gambon, who Greenaway eventually re-cast as Albert.

Gaffes
When Albert (Michael Gambon) goes into the ladies' toilet and starts throwing women out of the cubicles, the second one has, as you would expect, her underwear around her knees. But her skirt rides right up, revealing that she is still wearing her underwear and that the ones below are a prop.

Citations
Georgina: Try the cock, Albert. It's a delicacy, and you know where it's been.

Crédits fous
Closing credits epilogue: "And a special thanks to those very many people who patiently & repeatedly performed as patients & nurses in the hospital ward, and as diners in the Hollandais Restaurant."