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11 March 1994 (USA) morePlot:
British couple Fiona and Nigel Dobson are sailing to Istanbul en route to India. They encounter a beautiful French woman... more | add synopsisNewsDesk:
(3 articles)
Podcast: Kristin Scott Thomas Interview (From FilmExperience. 9 March 2009, 11:48 AM, PDT)
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Entrancing, mesmeric and serpentine moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Hugh Grant | ... | Nigel | |
| Kristin Scott Thomas | ... | Fiona | |
| Emmanuelle Seigner | ... | Mimi | |
| Peter Coyote | ... | Oscar | |
| Victor Banerjee | ... | Mr. Singh | |
| Sophie Patel | ... | Amrita Singh | |
| Patrick Albenque | ... | Steward | |
| Smilja Mihailovitch | ... | Bridge Player | |
| Leo Eckmann | ... | Bridge Player | |
| Luca Vellani | ... | Dado | |
| Richard Dieux | ... | Partygoer | |
| Danny Wuyts | ... | Bandleader (as Danny Garcy) | |
| Daniel Dhubert | ... | Bus Inspector | |
| Nathalie Galán | ... | Girl in Boutique (as Nathalie Galan) | |
| Eric Gonzales | ... | Cook |
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Rated R for the strong depiction of a perverse sexual relationship.Parents Guide:
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139 min | Argentina:119 minColor:
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1.85 : 1 moreSound Mix:
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Portugal:M/16 | Singapore:R21 | South Korea:18 | Argentina:16 | Australia:R | Brazil:14 | Chile:18 | Finland:K-16 | France:-12 | Germany:16 | Mexico:C | Norway:15 | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | UK:18 | USA:R | Iceland:16Fun Stuff
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Large selections of Peter Coyote's wardrobe were supplied by Parisian luxury clothing company Cerruti 1881. moreGoofs:
Continuity: In 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. moreQuotes:
Oscar: She came to see me when I got out of Intensive Care. She said, there's bad news and there's good news. You're paralyzed from the waist down - permanently. OK, I said, let's have the good news. That was the good news, she said. The bad news is that from now on, I'm taking care of you. moreMovie Connections:
Referenced in "100 höjdare: Sveriges skönaste människor: Norrland (#4.4)" (2006) moreSoundtrack:
Katia Flavia A Godiva Do Iraja moreFAQ
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The film begins with the camera focused on the sea and the waves, and the music with the piano playing to good effect, then an increasingly enlarging zooming shot of a porthole. Then to the cruise liner where the four main characters are based. It is a story narrated and told by Oscar, played by Peter Coyote, who is wheelchair-bound, to Nigel, played by Hugh Grant, a man he meets on the cruise. Nigel is intrigued by an entwining and serpentine tale Oscar tells him, and so are we, and even though it starts to sound incredulous, he has to return to Oscar's quarters to hear more. The tale is so engrossing because it concerns Oscar's beautiful, sultry and seductive wife, Mimi, played mesmerisingly by Emmanuelle Seigner. Oscar is entranced at first with her and delves into all kinds of sexual games, then his passion for her begins to subside and he rejects her and leaves her alone on a plane. All the while Nigel's wife (Kristin Scott-Thomas) is becoming disillusioned with Nigel's fascination with Mimi and Oscar. I do not want to unveil anymore, just to implore you to watch this film and let it mesmerise you, like it did me. I felt as though I had to keep watching and somehow I did not want to leave and let go of it until the end.