Bitter Moon

Bitter Moon (1992)

  • 63% of critics liked it
    (30 reviews)

  • 78% of users liked it
    (8,804 ratings)

A perverse, dark-humored comedy drama, Bitter Moon crosses the line into intentional camp more often than not in its tale of a kinky cripple Oscar (Peter Coyote) and his beautiful wife Mimi (Emmanuelle Seigner). Oscar ensnares a proper British man, Nigel (Hugh Grant) on an ocean-liner and makes him… More

R,
Directed By
Written By
Gérard Brach, John Brownjohn
Genres
Drama, Comedy
In Theaters
Jan 1, 1992 Wide

Critic Reviews

  • Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader

    It's a matter of some dispute whether Roman Polanski's letter to the darker side of the romantic impulse, but there's little question that this is his most emotionally complex movie.

  • Derek Elley, Variety

    Strong playing by topliner Peter Coyote can't compensate for a script that's all over the map and a tone that veers from outre comedy to erotic game-playing.

  • Geoff Andrew, Time Out

    Rich and darkly disturbing, it's also wickedly entertaining.

  • Janet Maslin, New York Times

    This material obviously appeals to his sense of mischief, which remains alive and well.

  • Desson Thomson, Washington Post

    By turns funny, brilliant, shocking and downright terrible, this choppy, two-hour-plus voyage is for Polanski aficionados who don't mind watching their favorite, aging enfant terrible going gleefully under.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Aditya G


    Surely we've all heard of real life stories floating about of a man completely bowled over by a woman with her bewitching looks, beauty to die for....yet asking her out turns out to be the biggest mistake of his life! In "Bitter Moon", Roman Polanski's… More

  • AJ V


    Normally I love Polanski's work, but I didn't know what to think of this movie. First of all it's really long, and there's a lot of talking. There are a lot of erotic scenes, and most of them are good. I didn't know weather I liked it or not, but overall… More

  • Stephen M


    There are some people who would have you believe that Polanski made little of worth between "Chinatown" in 1974 and his critical comeback "The Pianist" in 2002. I may be biased but I can find something great in just about everything he shoots and I would rate this… More

  • Pierluigi P


    Polanski accomplishes another quest for love in the depths of hell. an outstanding and upsetting erotic drama. Peter Coyote completely steals the movie.

  • Dean M


    French Emmanuelle Seigner looks bloody hotter in her nudity and sex scenes in this Roman Polanski's tale of obsessive love.

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