The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover

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

Plot Summary

When churlish mobster Albert Spica acquires an upscale French restaurant in London, he dines there nightly, effectively scaring off the clientele with his bad manners. His wife, Georgina, is especially disgusted by him, and soon begins an affair with regular guest Michael. Despite their best efforts to keep it secret, Spica learns about their trysts, and he plots a terrible revenge.

7.3 /10

1989

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sadism

sexuality

allegory

cooking

restaurant

crime boss

satire

surrealism

sociopath

murder

brutality

avant-garde

public humiliation

stray dog

abusive husband

french cuisine

adulterous wife

cannibalism

violence