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By Georgina S (125) on 17 Sep 2007

A great shock a great end!You think that 120 days in Sodoma was extreme see that movie and forget everythink…

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By David N (761) on 17 Sep 2007

Trully amazing film, a British film too, hoorah!!!! that will show BLAND TASTELESS HOLLYWOOD, lol, seriously this is awesome, believe me…

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By Jason C (2,488) on 16 Sep 2007

Beautiful imagery and just a lot to think about…

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By Paul T (570) on 13 Sep 2007

A grim fairy tale with a fascinating atmosphere that shows what art films should be…

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By Geoff C (232) on 11 Sep 2007

My eyes! Peter Greenaway shows us what our eyes were FOR the whole time we were putzing around on a farm in Kansas, so to speak…

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By Tracie S (65) on 11 Sep 2007

This is my favorite Greenaway film. It's timeless…

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By Lanny G (23) on 11 Sep 2007

The most psychologically violent film of all time. Mesmerizing…

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By Quyen W (1) on 10 Sep 2007

Incredibly visual. Stunning, incredible story. However disgusting, you've got to see in until the end…

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By Mel B (65) on 10 Sep 2007

Un Greenaway accessible, mais tout de même pas pour les coeurs sensibles…

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By Ac C (9) on 10 Sep 2007

This will always be one of my favorite movies. The acting, the stage set, the soundtrack…

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By Nadia P (43) on 09 Sep 2007

Oh dear. I love Peter Greenaway, but I have such a hard time with him…

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Review of The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover (1989)

By Kiyoshi K (1) on 09 Sep 2007

One of the most spectacular movies I've ever seen…

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By Sigga J (42) on 06 Sep 2007

Should be seen on the biggest screen possible with a kick ass sound system. Helen Mirren is a godess…

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Review of The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover (1989)

By Cynthia L (50) on 06 Sep 2007

Helen Mirren was, is, and always will be a goddess. And the film's edgy, lush, and grotesque sensuality is like a Caravaggio painting come to life…

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By Christian H (513) on 04 Sep 2007

Saw this after seeing a slasher movie and was far more disturbed by this. Its Greenaway focussing his talent and producing a visceral movie…

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By Ziggy S (2) on 04 Sep 2007

All time favourite, what a love. And the scene and the music and the arrangement. Terrific…

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By Piia A (4) on 04 Sep 2007

One of Peter Greenaway's best movie. Beautiful story, visuals, music, everything…

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By Andy M (705) on 03 Sep 2007

This film is larger then life -- I actually squirmed through it, viscerally feeling everything that was happening on screen. Disturbing…

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By Brett W (781) on 31 Aug 2007

LA MEJOR PELÍCULA...IMPRESIONANTE LA FORMA EN LA QUE PETER G. TOMA EL ARTE DEL BARROCO Y LA TRANSFORMA EN PELÍCULA…

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Review of The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover (1989)

By Elna P (3) on 29 Aug 2007

A beautifully modern take on the Jacobean Revenge, by Greenaway, and a less-than-subtle allegory for Thatcher's Britain…

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