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The Cook, the Thief, his Wife & Her Lover

So the basic premise of this one is that the wife of an absolutely obnoxious restaurant owner starts having an affair with a quiet bookworm in between meals at her husbands restaurant. Doesn't sound too bad, does it?! And really, it isn't....

I'll add here that I probably saw more of Helen Mirren in this film than I ever thought I would see! The film is great, well shot and acted by all involved, and has definite replay value. It's evidently an intellectual film with a lot of layers to it that you perhaps won't find on first watch, I didn't at least, but regardless this is still a thoroughly good movie.

There wasn't a lot that 'shocked' or that I found very disturbing, despite it's end (which I won't reveal for the benefit of anyone wanting to see it) and for that reason alone I don't have it rated so highly on my personal list of disturbing cinema, but if I had to recommend a film to you guys that I thought was accessible to the majority - this would be it.

It's extremely well put together with some great actors involved, names I didn't expect to see in many movies on my most disturbing lists if I'm honest - but they do a brilliant job.

This is actually a great film, without saying too much, watch for the characters costumes changing colour... This one may not rank amongst the most disturbing out there IMO, but it's a hidden gem well worth digging up!