Bitter Moon (1992)

After seven years of marriage, an Englishman (Hugh Grant) and his wife (Kristin Scott Thomas) are taking a second honeymoon to Istanbul by way of India. On the voyage, they meet a cynical and jaded American (Peter Coyote), who's in a wheelchair and his sexy younger wife (Emmanuelle Seigner) and it is their story told in flashback that comprises the bulk of the film. Based on the novel LUNES DE FIEL by Pascal Bruckner and directed by Roman Polanski. The film is a nasty piece of goods but in this case, that's not a condemnation. On one hand, it's a fascinating mess of a movie but fascinating is the operative word. I was riveted at this examination of a twisted "romantic" relationship steeped in emotional sado-masochism. If this were directed by a woman instead of a man (particularly Polanski), it might have been looked at as a feminist film. Its female characters worthy of better than the two pricks they're married to. Even if you dislike the film, I assure you, you wont' find it boring. With Stockard Channing and Victor Banerjee.