Bitter Moon (1992)

Directed by

Roman Polanski

Genre

drama film, erotic film, comedy drama, romance film, thriller film, erotic thriller

Country

United Kingdom, France

Runtime

2h 18m

Rated

R

Rating

7.1 of 10 from 858 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

On a cruise ship, a man tells a newlywed couple the story of his obsessive and destructive relationship with his wife. The film shifts between the present tense interactions and flashbacks to their past romance.

tenseseductiveclaustrophobicmanipulativemelancholicdarkly comiccerebral

What happens

Bitter Moon is a 1992 erotic romantic thriller film co-written and directed by Roman Polanski. It stars Peter Coyote, Emmanuelle Seigner, Hugh Grant and Kristin Scott Thomas. The film's French title, Lunes de fiel, is a pun on the French phrase "lune de miel", meaning "honeymoon". It is based on the novel Lunes de fiel by French author Pascal Bruckner, published in English as Evil Angels. The score was composed by Vangelis. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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