5/7/2023 0 Comments The cook the thiefDespite the controversy surrounding the film’s nudity and graphic content at release, THE BABY OF MÂCON is a stunning and thoughtful exploration of the Nativity through the eyes of a fascinated atheist. What follows is a play-within-a-film that assaults all the senses through the reenactment of extreme violence and cruelty within the story of a baby supposedly born to a self-proclaimed virgin in a town in which all women have become barren. Set in 17th century France, Peter Greenaway’s brutal and disturbing vision follows Cosimo III de’ Medici and his court, as they gather to watch a performance of a 15th century play. THE BABY OF MÂCON, 1993, Shout! Factory, 122 min, Netherlands/France/UK, Dir: Peter Greenaway. ![]() This disturbing, visually audacious black comedy is Greenaway’s unholiest masterpiece. A barbaric crime boss, accompanied by his wife and associates, entertains himself every night in a fancy French. The other three actors all stand in contrast to Gambon’s towering central presence. He’s also a theatrical Jacobean villain, with the gang as his depraved courtiers and the curtained dining room as the stage where he finally receives his desserts. ![]() ![]() long line of misogynist gangsters by pushing a fork into the cheek of a girl. Michael Gambon stars as a gangster who gorges himself at the restaurant he owns while his disaffected wife (Helen Mirren) plays gourmet food games in the kitchen with her lover (Alan Howard). The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover. The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover. THE COOK, THE THIEF, HIS WIFE & HER LOVER, 1989, Universal, 124 min, Netherlands/UK/France, Dir: Peter Greenaway.
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