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    The his Wife and her is a romantic crime drama that was screened in. Written and directed by revolves almost entirely around a restaurant. Despite the gang's raucous the restaurant is always full. The wife finds her eyes drawn to a quiet man across the room. Minutes after spotting each other they commit to their first sexual act.

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    The his Wife and her is a romantic crime drama that was screened in. Written and directed by revolves almost entirely around a restaurant. Despite the gang's raucous the restaurant is always full. The wife finds her eyes drawn to a quiet man across the room. Minutes after spotting each other they commit to their first sexual act.

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    The his Wife and her is a romantic crime drama that was screened in. Written and directed by revolves almost entirely around a restaurant. Despite the gang's raucous the restaurant is always full. The wife finds her eyes drawn to a quiet man across the room. Minutes after spotting each other they commit to their first sexual act.

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    TheCook,TheTheif,His WifeandHerLover(1989)

    Fig1 TheCook,theThief,hisWifeandherLoverisaromanticcrimedramathatwas screenedin1989.Thefilm,writtenanddirectedbyPeterGreenawayrevolves almostentirelyaroundaLondonrestaurant.AthoroughlyrepulsivecrimeBoss (playedbyMichaelGambon)ownstherestaurantandeatsthereeveryevening alongwithhiscroniesandhiswife(playedbyHelenMirren).Despitethegangs raucouspresence,therestaurantisalwaysfullandthewifefindshereyesdrawn toaquietmanacrosstheroom.Beforelongtheyhavebecomelovers,seeking refugeinthevariousstoreroomsoftherestaurantwiththesympathetichelpof theCook. Theintroductionofthisfilmisanythingbutagentleone;itisan immediateinsightintothedisgustingbehaviourofGambonscharacter,Mr AlbertSpica.Interestinglythischaracter,foralmosteverymomentheispresent onscreen,continuestotalk;thisverbaldiarrheaishighlightedbyLeo Goldsmithinhisreview.Albertgorgesindiscriminatelyongourmetfood,loudly lectureshiswifeandassociatesonsocialproprietiesofwhichhehimselfseemingly

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    hasnonotion.(Goldsmith,2010)Theconstantlecturingonetiquetteandother thingsleadstoasubconsciouspleafromaudiencesforhimtostopcreatingsuch adin,especiallywhenhestrivestobeamanofclassbutonlyeverappearstobe anoik Mirrenscharacter,MrsGeorginaSpica,thelongsufferingwifeofAlbertis bycontrastsubdued,constantlyhumiliatedandbeatendownbyheroverbearing husband.Butshefindsreliefintheeyesofaquietgentlebooksellerwhoalso frequentsthesamerestaurant.Minutesafterspottingeachothertheycommitto theirfirstsexualactintheladiesbathroom.Nowalthoughthemomentsof passionfilmedbetweenthesetwocharactersarehighlyerotic,theymakeoddly sereneviewingcomparedtothebrutalbehaviourofAlbertfortherestofthe film.Souncompromisinginitssavagerythatthesexseemstranquilby comparison.(Ebert,1999)ItcreatesawelcomebreakfromAlbertscontinuous spouting.Theonlynaggingfeaturemightbethesettinginwhichthepairmake love.Nakedbodiesinthevariouspantrieswhilestaffareevencreepingaround thepairdoesmakeforslightlyoddorawkwardviewing. Theclearestandmostinterestingfeatureofthisfilmisitsuseofcolour anddecadencewithinthesetdesign.thediningroom,withbrightredwalls, carpetsandtablesettings.ItisdominatedbyacopyofaFransHalspainting, whose17thcenturycharacterswearclothingremarkablylikethatofthethief's unsavorygroup. (James,1990)(fig2)Eachroomhasitsowndesignatedcolour. Thesecoloursarealsoreflectedinthecostumeofmanyofthecharacters, connectingthemtotheirsurroundingsandaddingaverytheatricalelementto thefilm,strengtheningmoodslikelust,danger,envyandmuchmore.

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    Thisfilmcontainssomeofthemostpotenthumaninstinctsanditiswhat makesthefilmsohardtowatchbutgrippingatthesametime.Despiteitsfalse theatricalappearancewiththechangingcolours,thisfilmdemandsanemotional responsefromitsaudiences.IfviewersmanagetositthroughAlberts grotesqueryandfindreliefinthescenesofthelovers,theyeventuallyfind themselvesembroiledinthefinalscenes,desperatetoseehoweverythingends. ItissaidrevengeisbestservedcoldTheCook,TheThief,HisWifeandHer Lovermaychangeonesopiniononthematter.

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    Bibliography
    Ebert,Roger,(1999)TheCooke,theThief,HisWifeandHerLover http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/19990101/REVIE WS/901010301/1023 Goldsmith,Leo(2010)TheCook,theThief,HisWifeandHerLover http://notcoming.com/reviews/cookthiefwifelover James,Caryn(1990)TheCook,theThief,HisWifeandHerLover(1989) http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9C0CE4DE1F3DF935A35757C0 A966958260&partner=Rotten%20Tomatoes Pictures Fig1:IMDb(2012)TheCook,theThief,HisWifeandHerLover(1989) http://www.imdb.com/media/rm904306176/tt0097108 Fig2:Allen,Keith(2006)TheCook,theThief,hisWifeandherLover(1989) DirectedbyPeterGreenaway http://www.movierapture.com/cookthethiefhiswifeandherlover.htm

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