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I'm not much of a reviewer other than saying I revisited this film the other day and enjoyed it just as much as I did the first time I saw it. What a great flick. Storywise it's just so well-rounded and complete. Performances by Hugh Grant, Emmanuelle Seigner and Peter Coyote are flawless. Polasnki hit the nail on the head. A must-see.
There's a quote from Roger Ebert on this film that I like very much:
Quoted from Roger Ebert
The word "lurid" was coined to describe films like this.
Like all stories dealing with the extremes of sex, it arrives at moments when we can barely prevent ourselves from laughing. (There is a reason for this: S&M combines humorless scenarios with absurd choreography.) It is the easiest thing in the world to walk out of a movie like "Bitter Moon" shaking our heads wearily and complaining about Polanski's bad taste, grotesque situations and fevered imagination. The purpose, of course, is to prove that we didn't fall for it: That we are much too mature, serious and well-balanced to be taken in by his juvenile fantasizing. Well, of course "Bitter Moon" is wretched excess. But Polanski directs it without compromise or apology, and it's a funny thing how critics may condescend to it, but while they're watching it you could hear a pin drop.
I think Bitter Moon is a great film. Sums up many of the things that make Polanski great and is also a nice jolly slap in the face to an audience. One of those under-the-radar ones like Death and the Maiden, which I would highly recommend if you enjoy this one.