Bitter Moon

R

Released Mar 11, 1994

2 hr. 19 min.

Drama

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63%

35 Reviews

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80%

5,000+ Ratings

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An alcoholic writer (Peter Coyote) in a wheelchair recalls his sexy wife (Emmanuelle Seigner) for an English aristocrat (Hugh Grant) on an ocean liner.

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Julio A

Absurdamente fantástico. Eu queria ter visto esse filme uns 10 anos atrás que teria mudado minha vida inteira. O casal num cruzeiro onde tudo muda

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

05/19/23

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Jlio A

Absurdamente fantástico. Eu queria ter visto esse filme uns 10 anos atrás que teria mudado minha vida inteira. O casal num cruzeiro onde tudo muda.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/30/23

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Fredrik P

This is a horrible film. The acting is terrible, the story is not interesting, the characters are boring. Do not watch it.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

04/05/23

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Shioka O

It's quite repetitive and long, almost like a lecture about a filthy ugly relationship with the voice-over dialog. It's not actors' fault.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

01/15/23

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Audience Member

Overly melodramatic, implausible characters make it less enjoyable. Peter Coyote shines.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/20/23

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antonis k

The adult themes and the narration in Bitter Moon drag after a while and the actors can't save what it can't be saved. It's nice to look at? but it quickly loses it's touch. (5/10)

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Roman Polanski

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Peter Coyote

Oscar

Emmanuelle Seigner

Mimi

Hugh Grant

Nigel

Kristin Scott Thomas

Fiona

Victor Banerjee

Mr. Singh

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David Ansen

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Recklessly perched on the edge of the ludicrous, this examination of a destructive erotic passion unfolds with an unsettling mixture of steam and mordant iron.

May 25, 2018

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Anthony Lane

Independent (UK)

Bitter Moon is half-digested and grossly undramatised, a loop-tape of explanations and voiceover; the longer it goes on, the more it drains our interest away.

Jan 4, 2018

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Owen Gleiberman

Entertainment Weekly

Rated: C-

Sep 7, 2011

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Quentin Crisp

Christopher Street

Mr. Polanski is losing his touch.

Apr 20, 2022

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

This examination of the perils of obsessive love operates best as a sly, sick joke, with Coyote particularly reveling in his role as the manipulative sadist.

Rated: 2.5/4

Jun 8, 2019

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Malcolm Johnson

Hartford Courant

Again, Polanski gives us a deliciously bitter, moonstruck tale of love and sex and revenge and blood, and even the possibility of redemption.

May 25, 2018

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Synopsis

An alcoholic writer (Peter Coyote) in a wheelchair recalls his sexy wife (Emmanuelle Seigner) for an English aristocrat (Hugh Grant) on an ocean liner.

Director: Roman Polanski
Executive Producer: Robert Benmussa
Screenwriter: Pascal Bruckner, Roman Polanski, John Brownjohn
Distributor: Gativideo, Fine Line Features
Production Co: Burrill Productions, Columbia Pictures Corporation
Rating: R
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Mar 11, 1994, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 11, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA): $1.8M
Sound Mix: Stereo, Dolby, Surround

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