Description |
1 videodisc (DVD) (124 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
Note |
Widescreen format (aspect ratio 1.85:1). |
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Originally released as a motion picture in 1989. |
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Includes theatrical trailers. |
Credits |
Photography, Sacha Vierny ; editor, John Wilson ; music, Michael Nyman ; co-produced by Denis Wigman, Pascale Dauman, Daniel Toscan du Plantier. |
Cast |
Richard Bohringer, Michael Gambon, Helen Mirren, Alan Howard, Tim Roth, Liz Smith. |
Summary |
A modern fable and political satire on the Thatcher years in Britain set at Le Hollandais, a gourmet restaurant. The wife of a barbaric crime boss engages in a secretive romance with a gentle bookseller between meals at her husband's restaurant, all observed by the cook. This nightly display of opulence, decadence and gluttony leads to murder, torture and revenge. |
Audience |
MPAA rating: NC-17. |
System Details |
DVD |
Subject |
Man-woman relationships -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Adultery -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Revenge -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Deception -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Feature films -- Videodiscs.
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DVDs.
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Added Author |
Greenaway, Peter.
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Kasander, Kees.
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Bohringer, Richard.
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Gambon, Michael.
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Mirren, Helen.
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Howard, Alan, 1937-
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Roth, Tim.
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Miramax Films.
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Allarts (Firm)
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Elsevier Vendex Film.
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Allarts Cook Ltd.
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Erato Films.
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Films Incorporated.
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Anchor Bay Entertainment, Inc.
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Standard No. |
013131139198 |
Music No. |
DV11391 Anchor Bay Entertainment Inc. |
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