The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover (stylised onscreen as
The COOK The THIEF His WIFE & Her LOVER) is a 1989 British-French
romantic black comedy crime drama film written and directed by
Peter Greenaway, starring
Richard Bohringer,
Michael Gambon,
Helen Mirren, and
Alan Howard in the titular roles. The film's graphic
scatology, violence, and
nude scenes, as well as its lavish
cinematography and
formalism, were noted at the time of its release.