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Bitter Moon

Movie · 1992 · 138 min

A seductive, claustrophobic descent into obsession, told with icy wit and mounting unease.

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1992 film by Roman Polanski
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Year
1992
Runtime
138 min
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 3 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • obsession
  • betrayal
  • sexuality
  • power
  • love
Places
  • sea
  • single country house
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
  • unreliable narrator
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex strong
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror3
Humour5
Realism7
Romance6
Tension6
Darkness8
Complexity7
Emotional weight7

Details

Genres
drama, erotic, comedy drama, romance, erotic thriller, thriller
Directed by
Roman Polanski
Written by
Roman Polanski, Pascal Bruckner, Gérard Brach, John Brownjohn
Starring
Hugh Grant, Kristin Scott Thomas, Emmanuelle Seigner, Stockard Channing, Peter Coyote, Victor Banerjee, Boris Bergman, Olivia Brunaux
Music
Vangelis
Cinematography
Tonino Delli Colli
Runtime
138 min
Country
France, United Kingdom
Languages
French, English

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