i find this film extremely well do for several reason i will nominate . it debate some moral issue and how far be it acceptable for a society still full of consevative people and such a the one perform by hugh grant and to acept a relationship such a that of the main character . it be totally at the border of normality ( mean normality not necessarily what good but what common ) . the film also touch strongly the theme of hipocrisie ( probably wrong spell and this word . ) once more in the character of hugh grant who and despite show all the time disgut and repugnace for the story he be be tell and be always secretly desire and want something equivalent to happen to him ( this hipocratic attitude may be the result of grow up in a world and a society where this kind of sexual liberty and practice be repress and in here once more we be take to atrong moral issue which take u to rethink the whole thing . ) . apart from this question this film make me also think about the relationship between men and woman . be there an everlasting love . or at least an everlasting relationship . suddendly i recall schopenhauer who claim that no man could be happy with only one woman . maybe this film be show that he be right . the pace of the relationship between mimi and the writer be so high that they just empty all there possibility very soon and but if we put that at the scale of a normal marriage and aren not all the possibility also try at the end of 10 20 or 30 year . can a marriage last happy for both till death tear them apart . besides this few topic of discussion ( to which i could add some more if i just remember them right now ) i find this film very well direct with some beautiful scene . also some strongs scene that stay with u . excelent performance for the three lead role . kristin scott thomas be also good in here but not so a in other film also because her somewhat small part in this one do not allow her to show more than she do . this film prove once more roman polansky a one of the great director of our time and since he show he be totally in control of every detail of direction ( i enjoy the increase of the speed together with the increase of intensity of the relationship among the couple ) . good dialogue but specially excelent speech of the writer whenever he become the narrator which be often . also an excelent note for the soundtrack by vangelis and other well know song which appear along . a must see .