After hearing stories of her, a passenger on a cruise ship develops an irresistible infatuation with an eccentric paraplegic's wife.After hearing stories of her, a passenger on a cruise ship develops an irresistible infatuation with an eccentric paraplegic's wife.After hearing stories of her, a passenger on a cruise ship develops an irresistible infatuation with an eccentric paraplegic's wife.
- Awards
- 1 win & 2 nominations
Danny Wuyts
- Bandleader
- (as Danny Garcy)
Nathalie Galán
- Girl in Boutique
- (as Nathalie Galan)
Jim Adhi Limas
- Thai Maître D'
- (as Jim-Adhi Limas)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThis movie was based upon Pascal Bruckner's 1981 novel "Lunes de fiel" - a pun on "Lune de miel", the French word for "honeymoon". "Lunes de fiel" literally means "bile moons".
- GoofsIn the scene when Mimi cuts her hair for the first time and bakes a Turkey for Oscar, he is wearing the same turtle necked blue sweater that was ripped off with a razor blade during a previous sex game.
- Alternate versionsThe version submitted to the India's CBFC made cuts to remove about 3 minutes of footage to achieve an 'ADULT' rating (Cert No.: 2729).
- SoundtracksFever
Written by Otis Blackwell (as John Davenport) and Eddie Cooley
Performed by Peggy Lee
Courtesy of MCA Caravelle Music France
EMI France
Featured review
This film is utterly compelling - it will have you glued to the screen. It's about 2 hours and 15 minutes long, yet it never loses its grip. Although there are a few "funny" moments, you can never be sure whether they were intentional or not. The pacing is slow but wonderfully methodical. But what really makes this picture delightful is the level of the acting of the male stars. While the female leads are also wonderful, the cynical Coyote and, especially, the charmingly shy Grant (his performance here is underrated) provide two different ways for the viewer to enter the story and their interplay is offbeat and endlessly entertaining. This is methodical, first-rate filmmaking by Polanski.
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Details
- Release date
- Countries of origin
- Languages
- Also known as
- Perversa luna de hiel
- Filming locations
- Production companies
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
Box office
- Budget
- $5,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $1,862,805
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $37,997
- Mar 20, 1994
- Gross worldwide
- $1,862,805
- Runtime2 hours 19 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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