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Five Most Controversial Films Rated NC-17 #4: ‘The Cook, the Thief, His Wife, and Her Lover’

The Cook, the Thief, His Wife, and Her Lover (now say that five times, fast), was the first in a series of films that eventually broke the camel’s back and lead to the creation of the NC-17 rating category in 1990. The film, released in 1989 and directed by Peter Greenaway, was given the choice …

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