Plot
British couple Fiona (Dame Kristin Scott Thomas) and Nigel (Hugh Grant) are sailing to Istanbul en route to India. They encounter a beautiful French woman, and that night, Nigel meets her while dancing alone in the ship's bar. Later, he meets her crippled American husband Oscar (Peter Coyote), who tells him their story. While living in Paris for several years trying to be a writer, he becomes obsessed with a woman he met by chance on a bus. He tracks her down and they start a steamy love affair. Soon, Oscar finds himself enslaved body and soul by her love, and continues to tell Nigel the details of this relationship in various stages over several visits to Oscar's cabin.
Written by
Pascal Bruckner, Roman Polanski, Gérard Brach
Directed by
Roman Polanski
Crew
Production Countries
United States of America, United Kingdom, France
Production Companies
Canal+, Columbia Pictures, Timothy Burrill Productions, Les Films Alain Sarde, R.P. Productions, Fine Line Features
Languages
English, Français
Awards
1 win & 2 nominations