The Cook, The Thief, His Wife And Her Lover [VHS]

Dvd good quality

Long time Peter Greenaway fan. Video replacement therapy. Everyone in this film is on top form. Especially Mirren and Gambon. Ian Dury doesn't seem out of his depth either! Good stuff!😃

A fantastically perverse and cruel film from Mr Greenaway at the peak of his provocative powers. It carries over some of the ideas and obsessions of Zed and Two Noughts - and adds many more! It’s a feast for the eyes (as they say) but might put you off your dinner. I’ve had a (decent) French DVD of this marvel for many years. Nothing terrible about it but there was no option to turn off the French subtitles. This is a good high def transfer to blu ray on the whole - and the richness of the colours and Maestro Vierny’s photography are nicely reproduced. It reminded me of seeing it all those years ago in the cinema. Unfortunately, a few digital artefacts have crept in (‘digital snowflakes’, I’d describe them as) that spoil a couple of edits between scenes. However, these are over in a flash and only a minor distraction. Bon appetit!

Peter Greenaway does not do usual mainstream films. If you want a film that is unusual, striking and very different, give this a look.

I NEVER WILL WATCH THIS DVD I ONLY BOUGHT IT BECAUSE THE GREATEST WHO EVER LIVED ALAN MCKENZIE HOWARD CBE APPEARS IN IT STARK NAKED IF I HAD BEEN LUCKY ENOUGH TO BE MRS HOWARD I WOULD HAVE STOPPED ALAN FROM MAKING THIS DREADFUL FILM I WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO MEET THE WONDERFUL ALAN HOWARD AT THE GOH IN BELFAST BELIEVE IT OR NOT ALAN HAS ONE SON JAMES AND WAIT TIL YOU HEAR THIS JAMES IS A DAMN MARINE BIOLOGIST

Arrived on time, it's a good quality dvd but there is no credit leaflet enclosed. I remember the first time this move was realised and I could never find any copies around the web, I don't think it did that well on its realise but it's one I remember. A very theatrical movie, in the british film industry. Glad I've got this again in my collection. I did have this on vhs (video) but it disappeared in a tardis somewhere. Five star because its brand new, quality picture.. mostly has described and what to expect from dvd. Came in sealed packaging. Enjoy.

Good seller which I would use again

The 2016 bluray is not a good transfer, there are numerous bad artefacts, particularly when scenes change. Needs a remaster.More to the point when will we see a complete frame by frame remaster of this extraordinary mans catalogue Arbelos, Criterion, Eureka, Imprint, BFI...Greenaways Masterpiece 'Prospero's Books' is not even on Blu Ray!

I hadn't seen this movie in over 25 years. It took some time to find it (it's not streaming anywhere in Canada), but I finally did! This movie is beautiful, disgusting, brutal and oh-so satisfying. It is very sentimental to me as it was one of my (now) husband and I's first date movies. Very much an art movie. In my opinion, one of the best endings of any movie I have ever seen.

Uma pelicula interesante y recomendable. No para todos los publicos , eso si. Puede resultar algo bizarra para los no iniciados. Una buena ocasion para redescubrir a una grande como es HELEN MIRREN.

Per amanti di film commedia stile inglese. A me è piaciuto tantissimo.

Lush, dark, deeply satisfying visuals. First watched this at time of release. Rare to find so had to get my own copy.

Die Bildqualität der Disc ist großteils zufriedenstellend, mit Ausnahme von zwei/drei Sekundenbruchteilen, in denen kurz blaue Balken aufblitzen. Ich habe zwar bereits Kritik über diese Blu-ray bezüglich der auf der Rückseite des Covers angegebenen Aspect Ratio und Laufzeit (welche der der geschnittenen Version entspricht) vernommen, die ich jedoch nicht nachvollziehen kann, da diese zwar in der Tat fälschlich angegeben sind, die Aspect Ratio auf der Disc selbst aber dem Original entspricht und auch der Film selbst hier in der ursprünglichen 124-Minuten-Schnittfassung vorliegt. So weit also nur keine großen Probleme, was jedoch dennoch etwas stört, ist das für Blu-rays ungewöhnliche gänzliche Fehlen von nicht nur Bonusmaterialien, sondern vor allem auch Untertiteln, was es Nicht-Native- Speakern schwer macht, dem Film zu folgen. Wer gute Englisch-Kenntnisse hat, dem sei diese Fassung jedoch durchaus empfohlen.