Bitter Moon
– An embittered husband, paralyzed and in a wheelchair, buttonholes a complete stranger and begins to ..
An embittered husband, paralyzed and in a wheelchair, buttonholes a complete stranger and begins to tell him the story of his marriage. The stranger would like to escape, but cannot. For one thing he grows fascinated by the story. For another he is mesmerized by the man's wife, who has perfected that trick of looking a man boldly in the eye until, by looking away, he concedes sexual supremacy.
18 Mar 1994
English, French
Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian. Contains some adult material. Parents are urged to learn more about the film before taking their young children with them.
Roman Polanski
Pascal Bruckner (novel), Roman Polanski (screenplay), Gérard Brach (screenplay), John Brownjohn (screenplay), Jeff Gross (script collaboration)
Peter Coyote, Emmanuelle Seigner, Hugh Grant, Kristin Scott Thomas
British couple Fiona and Nigel Dobson are sailing to Istanbul en route to India. They encounter a beautiful French woman, and that night Nigel meets her while dancing alone in the ship's bar. Later he meets her crippled American husband Oscar, who tells him their story. While living in Paris for several years trying to be a writer, he becomes obsessed with a woman he met by chance on a bus. He tracks her down and they start a steamy love affair. Soon Oscar finds himself enslaved body and soul by her love, and continues to tell Nigel the details of this relationship in various stages over a number of visits to Oscar's cabin.
1 win & 1 nomination.
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