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Bitter Moon || Obsession Most Definitely Turns Into Disgust@teknon714d

I think the most beautiful movies were made in the 90s. I've never been so enthralled by something this old as I had this silly assumption that movies made in generations older than mine were boring but this one surprised me and trust me, I'll be scouting for more.

Synopsis(spoiler alert)

On a cruise ship with his wife, their destination being India, Nigel gets a sudden infatuation with Mimi after watching her dance for a while. Her crippled husband, Oscar, notices the obsession and tells him a story to let him in on the kind of woman he'd be dealing with if he ever got a chance with her.

His story, told with frequent use of flashbacks, entails how he, Oscar, met Mimi and how their relationship went after that first meeting. It was love at first sight which later turned into obsession and from obsession to disgust. Oscar, who once idolized Mimi, suddenly felt disgusted at the sight of her. But, she still yearned for him despite how much he made her feel less of herself during his hate days.

Suddenly, Oscar found a proper means of getting rid of her claiming he wanted freedom. The freedom that came with living in Paris. He went about his way, in the bosom of different women, abandoning his dream of getting to publish a book.

As karma would have her beautiful way, he got run over by a car while trying to chase a girl across the street. Now bedridden in the hospital, Mimi pays him a surprising visit and cripples him completely leaving him totally useless waist down. After that, she volunteered to be his nurse while taking her revenge slowly.

Learning of all the erotic moments, Nigel is still very much interested in Mimi and definitely wants to have a piece of her. Due to his obsession, he comes up with an unnecessary argument with his wife, Fiona, just so he could go out of their cabin and at least catch a glimpse of Mimi. But, on the day he thinks he's got a chance, he gets the shock of his life. Fiona works smarter than he could and shares a bed with Mimi. ^{I honestly didn't expect the plot twist either.}

My review and rating

I love the linear order at which this film was enacted. By the way, it's based on a novel and I honestly will be adding that to my long list of what to read because I feel there are some details that must have been omitted to probably make the film shorter.

I love Mimi. She's the true definition of when a woman loves and when a woman hates/seeks revenge. I hated how Oscar treated her just because he fell out of love. He made a public joke about her and that wasn't really nice. I know many would say “It's normal. People fall out of love. She should have respected herself enough to walk away before it got out of hand, etc” but that in my opinion is absolute bullshit. In reality, not many of us can easily accept a breakup especially if the person leaving is who we love and cherish.

I felt all of Mimi's pain. I felt so bad watching her try so hard to please Oscar while he kept demeaning her in front of all his side pieces and one night-stand’s.

I also, however, admire all the flat characters in this film, they don't do too much but they stand out, complimenting each other. It's sad the film came to a close rather tragically. Oscar definitely deserved every bit of pain Mimi served him when the tables turned.

The cinematography was surprisingly nice, not grainy, compared to some films made in the early 2000’s. I give it 4.5/5 rating. It is classic.

PS: This film is extremely erotic. Definitely not suitable for younger viewers^{(that's if they still adhere to that).}

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›Bitter Moon a film about emotions@petercurator1024d
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Nigel (Hugh Grant) and Fiona (Kristin Scott Thomas) take a cruise to celebrate their seventh wedding anniversary. Their trip takes an unexpected turn when they meet Mimi (Emmanuel Senina), whose husband Oscar (Peter Coyote) is a frustrated writer who insists on telling Nigel all about his history with Mimi.

The film is about love, lust, passion, marriage, jealousy, harmful emotional dependency, loss of individuality, misfortune, revenge and regret.
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This is a film that plays with its characters and its audience, as the story leaves you with questions that the protagonist himself does not know how to answer or how to act.

Also, the music and cinematography on stage have a wonderful atmosphere and are one of the elements that completely immerses you in the story.

Peter Coyote and Emmanuelle Seigner deliver impressive performances, managing to disturb and move as the story demands and retain the essence of their characters until the last moments of the story.
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A warning is issued for several scenes containing explicit sexual content.
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›Bitter Moon: my impression of a strange film.@occupy-mars1412d
Hello to all movie lovers! 🎞

Yesterday I watched a somewhat strange, for me, movie called "Bitter Moon". This is not a novelty. This is a 1992 movie directed by Roman Polanski. The plot is based on the novel by the writer Pascal Brückner.

Cast: Hugh Grant, Kristin Scott Thomas, Emmanuelle Seigner, Peter Coyote.

According to the plot, the viewer gets to know a happy couple, a couple traveling by cruise ship to Istanbul. They are having a good time on the liner until they meet another couple.

A frame from the film

A new acquaintance - a man in a wheelchair - begins to tell the main character the story of his life. They talk face to face in the cabin of a man in a wheelchair. The guy is embarrassed because he has to be a listener of such a frank story, but he continues to listen and spend a lot of time with his new "friend".

The man's story appears before the viewer as a film within a film. He is a writer who fell in love with a young and beautiful girl and began a romantic relationship with her. It was a passionate and romantic relationship, the couple was crazy about each other. The man told his new friend the most candid scenes from their lives.

A frame from the film

From the man's long stories, we learn that the love between him and the young girl turned into some problems. In the end, it becomes clear that both the man and the girl have their own mental problems. She cannot live without him and is ready to be humiliated, but only nearby. He does not appreciate what he has, a very selfish and sometimes mean type. Problems in the relationship lead to worse and worse events in their lives. All this is told by a man to another man on a cruise ship. At that time, the girl, who was also on this liner with her disabled husband, behaves very mysteriously, flirts with a new acquaintance, gives him some hints about a possible relationship. The guy, like that teenager, falls in love with a new acquaintance and has some hopes for the future with her...

In the end, we reach a strange ending, perhaps even a predictable one. But everything will end abruptly.

The film is about the destructive power of love, about love and self-respect, about how you can lose yourself next to another person.

We see the destruction of personality, subjugation, complete loss of self. It affects the living, because who among us has not been in love? But if you give all of yourself to feelings and your partner, you can get lost. For me, the film demonstrates what not to do. Maybe other meanings will open up for someone.

This movie can make you think a lot, and you can watch it without thinking about anything: just as an interesting romantic thriller.

A frame from the film

If you have watched this film, I will be happy to discuss your impressions and mine in the comments. If you haven't seen it yet, you can watch it.

Thank you for reading my post. Until the next meetings! 📺

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