The film is often read as being a specific attack on the Community Charge which was proposed in 1986, passed in 1988 and introduced in 1989. Could the meaning of the film actually be an examination of the very impossibility of meaning? Despite the lack of critical agreement however, undoubtedly one of the most common interpretations of the film is that it is an attack on the Margaret Thatcher led conservative government which was in power in the UK from 1975 to 1990. As Robert Sinnerbrink says in his article "The Cook, the Thief, His Wife and Her Lover: A Discourse on Disgust", the film has run the gamut of interpretations from one end of the spectrum to the other From outrage to homage, moralistic renunciation to style and fashion spectacle, the number of different responses and readings the film has provoked shows it to be a volatile site of textual contestation.A complex, contradictory text, which raises questions about representations and readings in (postmodern) texts and contexts. And perhaps, ultimately, this very uncertainty and interpretive elusiveness is exactly what the film is in fact about. For every critic who claims to know what the film really "means", there's ten other critics all with completely different readings. ![]() The Cook The Thief His Wife & Her Lover has provoked a myriad of reactions and produced a plethora of varying, and oftentimes contradictory, interpretations. Hubert Tuesday les hors d'oeuvres: Terrine d'Avocat aux Crabe et Tomates Gâteau de Carottes et Gruyère les potages: Bisque de Langoustine aux Ravioli et Concombre Potages de Moules et Poireaux au Thym les poissons: Haddock Famé Alban Filet de Saumon Bruite au Roquefort et Céleri les viandes: Tournedos de Boeuf Bacchus Caroube d'Agneau Sauce Raifort Friday les hors d'oeuvres: Salade du Saison aux Fois Gras Baguenauda Italien aux Coulions de Tomate les potages: Terrine de Crustacés Essence Ricae du Pot au Feu les poissons: Homard glace aux Fruits de Mer Tranches de Salmon au Croûte les viandes: Fois de Veau au Confit d'Echalotes et Miel Canon d'Agneau Pèche Saturday les hors d'oeuvres: Terrine de Saumon au Caroubier Mosaïque des Poireaux aux Fruits de Bois les potages: Crème Marie Stuarde aux Croûtons Dores Essence Ricae du Pot au Feu les poissons: Délice de Lotte a l'Orange Paupiettes du Sole Farcies d'Homard les viandes: Faires Roti Pompadour Délice de Cassard Boquât Sunday les hors d'oeuvres: Jambon San Danielle aux Melon Cantaloup Paté de Canard Sauvages aux Fois Gras au Croûte les potages: Consommé aux Fruits les Bois Elixir de Crustacées au Gelée les poissons: Brochettes de Langoustine Diana Loupe de Met aux Champagne en Gondole les viandes: Porcelet Farcis des Vieux Maree de Bourgogne Coronne d'Agneau Roti avec Garnisse Monday les hors d'oeuvres: Blanquette du Sole au Beurre d'Homard Petite Salade de Crustacés Stefanie les potages: Soupière d'Atlantique Essence du Pot au Feu Churchill les poissons: Délice de Barbue Beatrice Mariage de Poissons a l'Indienne les viandes: Tournedos de Boeuf Rossini Râble de Lieue St.
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