The Cook, the Thief, His Wife and Her Lover Quotes

The Cook, the Thief, His Wife and Her Lover is a TV program that was first aired in 1970 . The Cook, the Thief, His Wife &amp ended in 1970.

It features Pascale Dauman, Kees Kasander, Daniel Toscan du Plantier, and Denis Wigman as producer, Michael Nyman in charge of musical score, and Sacha Vierny as head of cinematography.

The Cook, the Thief, His Wife and Her Lover is recorded in English and originally aired in United Kingdom, and France. Each episode of The Cook, the Thief, His Wife and Her Lover is 124 minutes long. The Cook, the Thief, His Wife and Her Lover is distributed by Palace Pictures; Miramax.

The cast includes: Helen Mirren as Georgina, Alan Howard as Michael, and Michael Gambon as Albert.

The Cook, the Thief, His Wife and Her Lover Quotes

Alan Howard as Michael

• (Alan Howard) "Where is he now?"
• (Helen Mirren) "He's eating avocado vinaigrette and prawns -- with his fingers."

Michael Gambon as Albert

• (Michael Gambon) "Circumsized mediocrity is screwing my wife."

• (Michael Gambon) "Looks like catfood for constipated French rabbits."

• (Michael Gambon) "I think those Ethiopians enjoy starving. Keeps them thin and graceful."

• (Michael Gambon) "What are you doing in there, Georgie? You playin' with yourself? That's not allowed. That's my property, you're not allowed to fiddle with it. Now come on, open the door, I'll show you how to wipe yourself."

• (Michael Gambon) "Now I've given you a good dinner, you can have a nice drink."

Helen Mirren as Georgina

• (Helen Mirren) "Are we safe here?"
• (Alan Howard) "Does Albert read?"

• (Helen Mirren) "Cannibal."

• (Helen Mirren) "He's dead. They stuffed him with pages torn from his favourite book. Could you cook him?"

• (Helen Mirren) "Try the cock, Albert. It's a delicacy, and you know where it's been."

• (Helen Mirren) "Yes. He's a man. He's Jewish and he's from Ethiopia."
• (Michael Gambon) "What?"
• (Helen Mirren) "His mother is a Roman Catholic, he's been imprisoned in South Africa, he's as black as the ace of spades and he probably drinks his own pee."

• (Helen Mirren) "Bon apetit. It's French --"

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