The Cook, the Thief, His Wife, and Her Lover

The Movie shows the conflict between two worlds. The world of money on one side & the world of art & culture on the other.Each side is represented by two groups.Greenaway works with many symbols, changing costumes, colors, light effects etc. The opulent costumes were created by Gaultier, the excellent Soundtrack came from Nyman ( who created the sound for "The Pianao" ) It's my most favorite Greenaway.Visually one of the greatest works i've ever seen.

Couples very well with La Grande bouffe as a film that tantalizes you with food while simultaneously forcing you to lose your appetite. Thoroughly unpleasant, yet something to behold.

Artsy and allegorical drama about a boorish gangster who owns a restaurant (and terrorizes the other patrons there daily) and his wife who carries on an affair there right under his nose. The symbolism seems to be pretty obviously political in nature, but it also presents some interesting ideas about lust, gluttony, sex and death. Lush colorful visuals, haunting music, a sick finale, and 43 year old Helen Mirren buck naked in a van full of rotting meat. Awesome stuff.

One of my favorites during my college years, and I think I like it even more now (seeing it in widescreen makes a huge difference). Greenaway makes full use of the frame. I know a lot of people hate this movie (and it's one of his most accessible), but it just appeals to me on a gut level.

I liked this a lot, even though it was very different from whatever it was I expected. It's very beautiful looking, amusingly and disturbingly weird in its subject matter, and very Lynchian. Or perhaps it's David Lynch who's Greenawayian -- I can't say. Anyway, I'd like to see more Greenaway now.