The Cook, the Thief, His Wife and Her Lover DVD (2003) Michael Gambon,

Title: The Cook, the Thief, His Wife and Her Lover Leading Actor: Michael Gambon Region: Region 2 Duration: 119 mins Format: DVD / Normal Type: DVD No. of Discs: 1 disc(s) Studio / Publisher: Warner Bros. Home Ent. UK Release Date: 10 Nov 2003 Edition: Normal

Peter Greenaway directs this culinary tale of passion and revenge. An arrogant gangster (Michael Gambon) invests in a popular French restaurant, which he begins to frequent with his wife (Helen Mirren) and a band of crooks. He delights in humiliating his spouse, and, when she begins an affair with another patron (Alan Howard), the restaurant's cook (Richard Bohringer) tries to protect them from her husband's wrath.