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Overview
The wife of a barbaric crime boss engages in a secretive romance with a gentle bookseller between meals at her husband's restaurant. Food, colour coding, sex, murder, torture and cannibalism are the exotic fare in this beautifully filmed but brutally uncompromising modern fable which has been interpreted as an allegory for Thatcherism.
Movie Data
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Status Released
Original Language English
Runtime 2h 5m
Budget -
Revenue -
Homepage -
Release Information
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September 10, 1989
NC-17, Theatrical
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Cast 15
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![Helen Mirren]()
Helen Mirren
Georgina Spica -
![Michael Gambon]()
Michael Gambon
Albert Spica -
![Tim Roth]()
Tim Roth
Mitchel -
![Richard Bohringer]()
Richard Bohringer
Richard Borst -
![Alan Howard]()
Alan Howard
Michael -
![Ciarán Hinds]()
Ciarán Hinds
Cory -
GO
Gary Olsen
Spangler -
![Ewan Stewart]()
Ewan Stewart
Harris -
![Roger Ashton-Griffiths]()
Roger Ashton-Griffiths
Turpin -
![Ron Cook]()
Ron Cook
Mews -
![Liz Smith]()
Liz Smith
Grace -
EG
Emer Gillespie
Patricia -
![Janet Henfrey]()
Janet Henfrey
Alice -
![Roger Lloyd-Pack]()
Roger Lloyd-Pack
Geoff -
![Alex Kingston]()
Alex Kingston
Adele
Crew 7
Camera
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SV
Sacha Vierny
Director of Photography
Directing
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![Peter Greenaway]()
Peter Greenaway
Director
Editing
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JW
John Wilson
Editor
Production
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KK
Kees Kasander
Producer -
SH
Sharon Howard-Field
Casting
Sound
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MN
Michael Nyman
Original Music Composer
Writing
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![Peter Greenaway]()
Peter Greenaway
Writer