Bitter Moon remains a divisive entry in Polanski’s filmography. While some critics, including Roger Ebert , dismissed it as melodramatic or "low art," others view it as a daring, albeit cruel, psychological study. Bitter Moon (1992) - IMDb
: Once Oscar is incapacitated, the dynamic flips; Mimi stays with him not out of love, but to enact a slow, psychological revenge. Bitter Moon
The film contrasts two types of relationships: the stable but stagnant marriage of Nigel and Fiona ( Hugh Grant and Kristin Scott Thomas ) and the explosive, sadomasochistic bond between Oscar and Mimi ( Peter Coyote and Emmanuelle Seigner ). Bitter Moon remains a divisive entry in Polanski’s
