Most of us know British actor Michael Gambon as Albus Dumbledore in the last six Harry Potter films. Many of us know Gambon has enjoyed a long and storied stage career, particularly in Great Britain. But what if I told you Gambon played a villain so evil comparisons to Malcolm McDowell’s Alex in “A Clockwork Orange” were appropriate? He did. The film was Peter Greenaway’s little-seen but now cult classic “The Cook, the Thief, His Wife, and Her Lover” — a 1989 foray into the macabre, rife with startling blood-red sets shot by French cinematographer Sacha Vierny and a controversial Greenaway screenplay that seemed to intentionally shock.
The Cook, the Thief, His Wife, and Her Lover
The Cook, the Thief, His Wife, and Her Lover
The Cook, the Thief, His Wife, and Her Lover
Most of us know British actor Michael Gambon as Albus Dumbledore in the last six Harry Potter films. Many of us know Gambon has enjoyed a long and storied stage career, particularly in Great Britain. But what if I told you Gambon played a villain so evil comparisons to Malcolm McDowell’s Alex in “A Clockwork Orange” were appropriate? He did. The film was Peter Greenaway’s little-seen but now cult classic “The Cook, the Thief, His Wife, and Her Lover” — a 1989 foray into the macabre, rife with startling blood-red sets shot by French cinematographer Sacha Vierny and a controversial Greenaway screenplay that seemed to intentionally shock.