Review of The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover (1989) by Scott Tobias for The A.V. Club — 18 Jul 2006
Here’s a film that opens with a man being smeared in excrement and closes with an even more horrifying act of revenge, yet it’s fevered, passionate, and occasionally erotic, at least by Greenaway standards.
It’s a film awash in the color red, full of blood, sex, and rage, the rare Greenaway that feels alive as more than a formal or semiotic exercise. You may even catch him storytelling here and there.
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This review of The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover (1989) was written by Scott Tobias and published by The A.V. Club on 18 Jul 2006.
The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover has generally received very positive reviews.
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