What is the level and status of "Bitter Moon" in Roman Polanski's work sequence?

Jazmyn 2022-01-07 15:54:13

Personally, it is TOP5 level. Except for "Chinatown" (which has a very stable position on various professional lists, and belongs to the film history classics that have been confirmed), "The Pianist" (heavy subject matter, Golden Palme High prestige), "Bitter Moon" should be able to form the backbone of Polanski's movies together with the apartment trilogy and "Immoral Judgment". These works can well reflect the major creative characteristics of Polanski:

1. Skilled and solid typification skills, especially fond of and good at suspense, horror, and erotic themes;

2. The artist's keen insight. Polanski has a very keen observation of all aspects of life, human nature and interpersonal relationships, which is projected in his films as a thorough and delicate perspective of reflection, capturing those paradoxical theatrical elements in the background full of realism. , Is a great pleasure to enjoy Polanski movies. This has probably reached the state of "the more real, the more dramatic" mentioned by Hou Xiaoxian;

3. Be good at tuning performances, maximizing the potential of actors, allowing them to leave the highlight moments of their acting career, such as Sigourney Weaver in "Immoral Trial" and Mia in "Rosemary's Baby" ·Farrow, Adrian Brody in "The Pianist", etc.;

Speaking of "Bitter Moon" itself, its depth of thinking about love, marriage and relationship between the sexes, the performance of erotic scenes, and the unforgettable performance of Emmanuel Senier are all enough to support "Bitterness". The classic status of "The Moon". In terms of the ten Polanski that I have personally watched, my love for "Bitter Moon" can be ranked in the top three (the other two are probably "Strange Tenants" and "Immoral Judgment")

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Extended Reading
  • Keyon 2022-03-27 09:01:14

    From beginning to end, it oscillated at sea, never landed, and was dormant in danger. Cruel cruel and even cruel, step by step until crazy. Filled with a strong atmosphere of destruction and rich dark colors, if you are high, I will be low, if you are depressed, I will be uplifted, until love goes to the grave. The development of the plot and the change of character status are reversed again and again with ease, force and precision, Polanski's control of the film's rhythm and audience's emotions is really like a duck to water.

  • Oswaldo 2022-03-21 09:02:39

    #edit# The editing of the last scene is very complicated. There are tons of fixed-camera long takes with a lot of characters, and a band playing all the way through the room. In this mess, you have to follow four characters in an atmosphere of increasing drama, culminating in a tragic climax. Cut for a full 10 months.

Bitter Moon quotes

  • Mr.Singh: Believe me dear lady, children are a better form of marital therapy than any trip to India.

  • Mimi: You don't have a right to criticize yourself. It's my privilege.