"Der Koch, der Dieb, seine Frau und ihr Liebhaber" - Filmreihe zu Tim Roth

Tim Roth is an actor in a class of his own, oscillating between arthouse, avant-garde and cult - we show a small selection of his films. For example:

THE COOK, THE THIEF, HIS WIFE AND HER LOVER

FRA/NLD/GBR 1989. D: Peter Greenaway. D: Richard Bohringer, Michael Gambon, Helen Mirren, Alan Howard, Tim Roth. 124 min. EnglOmdtU. FSK: 18

The camera moves upwards from dogs shredding pieces of meat in slow motion, and the curtain rises on a beautiful and brutal chamber play: Richard is the chef at the high-end restaurant "Le Hollandais", a perfectionist who constantly offers his guests new, exquisite dishes. Every evening, he feeds the rich and sadistic gangster boss Albert and his henchmen (including Tim Roth). Albert regularly abuses his wife Georgina, who silently tolerates his brutality. Only their eyes speak; they look for and find a lover, the bookseller Michael. Chef Richard lets them use the kitchen for their affair. But when Albert hears about his wife's love affair, he vows to kill, cook and eat Michael...
Peter Greenaway, the great film artist, condenses food, violence and sex into a surreal painting of incredible visual power. The revenge tragedy unfolds in sophisticated color dramaturgy and fantastic set design - "an opulent, black and grotesque drama that can be regarded as unique in film history."(filmstarts.de)