Bitter Moon (1992)
A kinky voyage with a full head of steam.
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Bitter Moon rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic
IMDb7.2/10· 45K votes
Rotten Tomatoes64%
Metacritic62%
TMDb7.11/10· 852 votesWith 64% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 7.2/10 on IMDb and 62/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been mixed.
About Bitter Moon
A passenger on a cruise ship develops an irresistible infatuation with an eccentric paraplegic's wife.
Cast of Bitter Moon
Peter Coyote
as Oscar
Emmanuelle Seigner
as Mimi
Hugh Grant
as Nigel
Kristin Scott Thomas
as Fiona
Victor Banerjee
as Mr. Singh
Sophie Patel
as Amrita Singh
Patrick Albenque
as Steward
Smilja Mihailovitch
as Bridge Player
- L
Leo Eckmann
as Bridge Player
Luca Vellani
as Dado
- R
Richard Dieux
as Partygoer
Danny Wuyts
as Bandleader
Bitter Moon facts
- Budget
- $5M
- Box office
- $1.9M
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Audience opinions
What the audience liked
- •Director explores complex erotic psychology with mature narrative sophistication
- •Married couple dynamics capture authentic relationship dissolution and longing
- •Psychological thriller builds tension through character manipulation and games
What the audience disliked
- •Eroticism sometimes overshadows deeper character development and emotional growth
- •Cruise setting feels somewhat disconnected from central psychological tension
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