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Now showing — The Cook, the Thief, His Wife and Her Lover · 5 works

  • The Cook, the Thief, His Wife and Her Lover Film · 1980s

    The Cook, the Thief, His Wife and Her Lover is a 1989 film from France, United Kingdom, and Netherlands, associated with Peter Greenaway. It keeps a wider cinema field of scale, memory, and regional contrast in view without reducing the...

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  • Amy Schumer Learns to Cook Television · 2020s

    Amy Schumer Learns to Cook is a 2020 television series from United States, shaped by named creators. It helps the serial catalog read as a real field of seasons, institutions, and recurring pressure.

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  • The Wire Television · 2000s

    Baltimore's institutions examined season by season. The novel as television.

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  • The Sopranos Television · 1990s

    A New Jersey mob boss in therapy. The show that invented prestige television.

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  • The 400 Blows Film · 1950s

    A troubled Parisian boy's struggle against family and school. The iconic final freeze frame.

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