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By Jem S (72) on 23 Sep 2012

Its with enormous power, violence, extraordinary portrayal of a cruel time, and specially the ugliest character Albert…

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By Peter F (998) on 21 Sep 2012

Greenaway's film shocked audiences a bit when originally released in 1989, for it contains a rather large amount of nudity, sex and grotesque…

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By Luis O (272) on 06 Sep 2012

I would call this Greenaway's one of his great masterpieces. The lovely Helen Mirren obscures Gabon's performance…

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By Jo Anne J (4) on 01 Sep 2012

Visually stunning and deeply disturbing. It's a powerful, sometimes (blackly) funny, drama about love, hate and restaurants…

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By Doctor S (657) on 01 Sep 2012

Visually stunning and deeply disturbing. It's a powerful, sometimes (blackly) funny, drama about love, hate and restaurants…

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By Kent D (108) on 16 Aug 2012

THE COOK, THE THIEF, HIS WIFE AND HER LOVER is not a movie for all tastes -- pun intended…

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By Steve A (538) on 10 Aug 2012

A third viewing many years after I first saw it and it is still exquisite, grisly, horrible and funny…

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By Forrest E (79) on 13 Jul 2012

Oh my word. What a gorgeous, disgusting, haunting, funny, beautiful film…

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By Angelica M (53) on 08 Jun 2012

Grotesque, deep, erotic, such a mix of thoughts, flavors, emotions…

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By Jonathan B (2,317) on 29 May 2012

Looks amazing and is extremely disturbing…

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By Timothy R (213) on 25 May 2012

How on earth does (director) Peter Greenway think this stuff up. He would have to be demented, a genius, or both, or neither…

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By Matt S (1,994) on 18 Apr 2012

One of the most stunning movies ever made. Visually,each scene is like looking at a painting…

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By Eileen M (98) on 13 Apr 2012

This has some horrible Clockwork Orange/Reservoir Dogs type moments and some surreally beautiful moments with an amazing soundtrack and cast…

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By Shawn M (1,280) on 01 Apr 2012

Can you remember a few years back, to the Pixar film Ratatouille? Do you remember the food in the film, how it was so incredibly inviting…

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By David W (2,010) on 04 Mar 2012

I've read stories about people who have near death experiences or flatline and wake claiming to have witnessed hell and, thus, repent and try…

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By Darryl S (201) on 24 Feb 2012

Astonishingly brilliant! Not for most tastes.... Ah, but oh-so tasty and satisfying for those in-the-know of Greenaway's cerebral films…

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By Mahdi E (2) on 22 Feb 2012

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By Éminence G (114) on 07 Feb 2012

A Cinematic feast. for the ages, Hypnotic...I was thrilled and repulsed..and still fell in love…

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By Ty P (436) on 07 Feb 2012

This film deserves some respect due solely to Helen Mirren and the sacrifces of personal liberties she endured to play her part…

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By Michael P (1,574) on 24 Jan 2012

Helen mirren is not hot. Pretty boring. Should have been a play…

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