Bitter Moon

Sep 2, 1992

2h 19m

★ 7.1

A kinky voyage with a full head of steam.

Overview

A passenger on a cruise ship develops an irresistible infatuation with an eccentric paraplegic's wife.

Genres

Thriller

Drama

Romance

Production Companies

R.P. Productions

Les Films Alain Sarde

Timothy Burrill Productions

Canal+

Bitter Moon Trailers

Cast

Oscar

Peter Coyote

Mimi

Emmanuelle Seigner

Nigel

Hugh Grant

Fiona

Kristin Scott Thomas

Mr. Singh

Victor Banerjee

Amrita Singh

Sophie Patel

Steward

Patrick Albenque

Bridge Player

Smilja Mihailovitch

Bridge Player

Leo Eckmann

Dado

Luca Vellani

Partygoer

Richard Dieux

Bandleader

Danny Wuyts

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