The Cook, The Thief, His Wife & Her Lover

Name: The Cook, The Thief, His Wife & Her Lover
Start: 2020-09-18T17:30:00.000Z
End: 2020-09-18T21:30:00.000Z
Location: The Cardigan Arms

Friday, 18 September 2020 | 6:30pm - 10:30pm

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Poster for The Cook, The Thief, His Wife & Her Lover at The Cardigan Arms, Leeds

The Cardigan Arms364 Kirkstall Rd, Leeds, LS4 2HQ

A film screening of The Cook, The Thief, His Wife & Her Lover at The Cardigan Arms, Leeds, on Friday 18 September as part of Scalarama Leeds. Doors open at 6:30pm. Helen Mirren and Michael Gambon star in Peter Greenaway’s audacious cinematic delicacy, a shocking Jacobean tragedy peppered with of forthright sex and shocking violence. When churlish mobster Albert Spica acquires an upscale French restaurant in London, he dines there nightly, effectively scaring off the clientele with his bad manners. His wife, Georgina, is especially disgusted by him, and soon begins an affair with another restaurant guest, Michael. The film is beautiful as it is brutal. With stunning set design, lavish costuming (Jean-Paul Gaultier) and exceptional cinematography through our. Directed by Peter Greenaway Starring Richard Bohringer, Michael Gambon, Helen Mirren, Alan Howard, Tim Roth and Ciarán Hinds Film includeds a large amount of violence and sex. Including domestic abuse, death and cannibalism.

Accessibility: The side entrance to the Cardigan Arms has a level entry. The front entrance is a single step entry. Some parts of the pub are suitable for wheelchair users, including a disability accessible toilet.The function room is upstairs on the 1st floor.