Rent Bitter Moon for FREE
+70,000 other titles and counting
- NO late fees or long term contracts - cancel anytime
- FREE first class post for DVD, Blu-ray & Games rental
- 1000's of films to stream instantly to your PC, TV or PS3TM at no extra cost
Bitter Moon
1992
On a cruise to Istanbul in celebration of their seventh wedding anniversary, uptight British couple Nigel (Hugh Grant) and Fiona (Kristin Scott Thomas) encounter American expatriate Oscar (Peter Coyote), a wheelchair-bound unpublished novelist traveling with his young French wife, Mimi (Emmanuelle Seigner). Nigel is immediately .. Read more
| Starring | Peter Coyote, Emmanuelle Seigner, Hugh Grant, Kristin Scott-Thomas |
|---|---|
| Director | Roman Polanski |
| Genres | Drama, Gay/Lesbian |
loading...
Bitter Moon
On a cruise to Istanbul in celebration of their seventh wedding anniversary, uptight British couple Nigel (Hugh Grant) and Fiona (Kristin Scott Thomas) encounter American expatriate Oscar (Peter Coyote), a wheelchair-bound unpublished novelist traveling with his young French wife, Mimi (Emmanuelle Seigner). Nigel is immediately drawn to the sexy but distant Mimi, and Oscar, sensing the other man's fascination with his wife, takes him aside to recount in exhibitionistic detail the sordid tale of their once-passionate love affair, which gradually deteriorated into a series of increasingly sadistic and degrading sex games. In flashback scenes, it soon becomes clear that the self-serving Oscar represents the corrosive element in the couple's relationship--though the tables will eventually be turned. BITTER MOON provides several jarring twists, the last of which is especially unexpected, and no one escapes unscathed from this titillating yet excruciating menage-a-quatre. Polanski's erotic melodrama received mixed reviews but earned ardent praise from fans who appreciated the filmmaker's return to the themes (first treated in 1962's KNIFE IN THE WATER) of dark sexuality and thinly veiled violence in intimate relationships.
| Starring | Peter Coyote, Emmanuelle Seigner, Hugh Grant, Kristin Scott-Thomas, Victor Banerjee |
|---|---|
| Director | Roman Polanski |
| Studio | UCA |
| Run time | DVD: 2 hrs 13 mins LOVEFiLM Instant: 2 hrs 13 mins |
| Certificate |  DVD LOVEFiLM Instant |
| Genres | Drama, Gay/Lesbian |
| Language | DVD: English LOVEFiLM Instant: English |
| Released | Production year: 1992 To Watch Online: LOVEFiLM Instant: 05 Oct 2011 To Rent: DVD: 16 Aug 2004 |
| Watch now | Included in all packages with LOVEFiLM Instant. Subscribe. |
-
Critic's review
View all critics' reviews (2) -
-
Incoherent melodrama of the corruption of innocence; but we've all been here too many times before for this treatment to carry any appeal.
- 34099
-
- Halliwell's Film Guide
- 02 Mar 2006 at 15:43
-
-
Most helpful member's review
View all members' reviews (30) -
-
- 20
- 3
Excellent
The story starts by describing a true whirlwind paris romance between an ageing american writer and a young french waitress. Things however do not last long ... read more »
- 16784
-
[Highly rated reviewer]
- a customer
- London, England
- 02 Sep 2004 at 08:11
-
-
Most recent members' reviews
View all members' reviews (30) -
-
- 0
- 0
Bitter Moon an unconfortable truth about humanity
Bitter Moon is an interesting and captivating portrayal of the base instincts that an uncontrolled, indisciplined and destructive, yet deeply passionate form of... read more »
- 1089965
-
- Tessyfal
- 1 review
- Kenley
- 07 Feb 2012 at 23:57
-
-
-
- 0
- 0
YOU WILL NOT BE LEFT UNSCATHED BY THIS MASTERPIECE
It has been a while since I watched it but wanted to share my opinion of it.
First time I watched it was on telly, had no idea of the plot just that ... read more » - 1078543
-
- a customer
- 04 Jan 2012 at 20:30
-
-
-
- 1
- 0
Another excellent movie by the master Polanski
This movie perfectly captures the decay of passion between two persons who can't understand each other but stay together. The acting is perfect and ... read more »
- 1065753
-
- Coline
- 4 reviews
- 22 Nov 2011 at 14:22
-
-
News and features
View all
10 Reasons Richard Curtis Rocks
- 01 Sep 2009
Love him or loathe him (and there are plenty of people in both camps), there is no question that The Boat That Rocked writer-director Richard Curtis is among the most influential figures in the British cultural scene. Cynics can’t abide his romantic, often sentimental vision of middle class England, and increasingly it seems like the critics have their knives out for him. On the other hand you would be hard pressed to find anyone in the country more in sync with his audience – his... Read more
-
People who rented this also rented
Related user collection
80% from 2 members
Buy from Amazon.co.uk
-
-
-
Bitter Moon
On a cruise to Istanbul in celebration of their seventh wedding anniversary, uptight British couple Nigel (Hugh Grant) and Fiona (Kristin Scott Thomas) encounter American expatriate Oscar (Peter Coyote), a wheelchair-bound unpublished novelist traveling with his young French wife, Mimi (Emmanuelle ...
-
Want to watch something right now?
Privacy Policy | Terms & Conditions | EULA | Affiliates | Jobs | Inside LOVEFiLM Blog | About Us | Contact Us
International sites UK DK DE SE NO
LOVEFiLM, the LOVEFiLM logo and all other LOVEFiLM product or service names are trade marks of LOVEFiLM International Ltd. or its affiliates.
© 2012 LOVEFiLM UK Ltd. or its affiliates. All Rights Reserved.
-
- Formats
- DVD
- Blu-ray
- HD DVD
- Cinema
- LOVEFiLM Instant
- Hotlists
- New releases
- Just added
- Coming soon
- Most popular
- Film or TV
- Film & Features
- Television
-
- DVD Charts
- UK weekly rental chart
- All time top 250
- BFI top 100
- AFI top 100
- Most wanted Blu-rays
- TV weekly rental chart
- The Collection Section
- Celebrity collections
- Unofficial collections
- User collections
-
- Hotlists
- New releases
- Coming soon
-
- Watch Online
- With package
- Pay Per View
- Free
- Hotlists
- New releases
- Just added
- Film or TV
- Film & Features
- Television
- LOVEFiLM on TV
- LOVEFiLM direct to your TV
- Connect your PC to your TV