“Roy, this is my wife, Georgina Spica -- she has a heart of gold and a body to match… and I am Albert Spica and I have a heart of gold and a great deal of money to match.”

—  Peter Greenaway

Albert
The Cook, The Thief, His Wife, and Her Lover

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