The Cook the Thief His Wife & Her Lover (1989): The wife of an oafish restaurant owner becomes bored with her husband and considers an affair with a regular patron. (7.4)
Director: Peter Greenaway
Stars: Richard Bohringer, Michael Gambon and Helen Mirren
Visually striking use of colors, props, etc. Yet at times, repulsive, horrible and disgusting. This is art-house? Okay, maybe ... but, clearly the director is trying to be repugnant. All that time, money, and effort put into creating beautiful scenes, sets, and color schemes are wasted, IMO. He has created horribleness for the sake of it; not because that depicts reality as art or vice-versa. Meh! Now that I've seen it; I'll just move on. My Rating: 6.0
