UK / France / Netherlands,
1989, 124 min
(Alternative: 120 min)
Directed by:
Peter GreenawayScreenplay:
Peter GreenawayCinematography:
Sacha ViernyComposer:
Michael NymanCast:
Richard Bohringer, Michael Gambon, Helen Mirren, Alan Howard, Tim Roth, Ciarán Hinds, Ewan Stewart, Roger Ashton-Griffiths, Ron Cook, Janet Henfrey (more)Plots(1)
A gang leader (Michael Gambon), accompanied by his wife (Helen Mirren) and his associates, entertains himself every night in a fancy French restaurant that he has recently bought. Having tired of her sadistic, boorish husband, the wife finds herself a lover (Alan Howard) and makes love to him in the restaurant's coziest places with the silent permission of the cook (Richard Bohringer). (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
Independent Spirit Awards
- 1991 - Peter Greenaway (Best International Film)
European Film Awards
- 1990 - Ben van Os, Jan Roelfs, Jean-Paul Gaultier (Best Production Designer)
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
- 1990 - Sacha Vierny (Best Cinematographer)
Sitges Film Festival
- 1989 - Peter Greenaway (Best Director)
- 1989 - Michael Gambon (Best Actor)
- 1989 - Sacha Vierny (Best Cinematography)
- 1989 - Michael Nyman (Best Music)