Review of The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover (1989) by Caryn James for New York Times — 19 May 2003
Mr. Greenaway turns this tale of a bullying criminal and his unfaithful wife into something profound and extremely rare: a work so intelligent and powerful that it evokes our best emotions and least civil impulses, so esthetically brilliant that it expands the boundaries of film itself.
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This review of The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover (1989) was written by Caryn James and published by New York Times on 19 May 2003.
The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover has generally received very positive reviews.
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