much have be well describe ad nauseum about the plot and music and background and character flaw and etc . of bitter moon . besides all of these truth and there be something else that exists and namely the powerful feminine impact that mimi portray to the extent that it seem far too real to be leave encase in the fantasy realm of movie art . her character part as well a her actual beauty and dance talent and and sexuality be the exponent of femininity and grace and and desirability . men remain torture by their obsession with everything that mimi portray in the film . not unlike jean seberg in lilith and whose character mesmerize and beguile and and commandeer most of those who run across her path and mimi have that quality which likewise reach out beyond the movie itself to ensnare the heart of all men . not everyone get it and but it be plain to see from gallery of fan mail to emmanuelle seigner and this one movie part seem to have entrench her immortality into many men souls . this gut wrench obsession with the magical combination of a certain actress couple to a script and director brings forth restless insomnia for appreciative men a seigner have do here . if jean seberg do not bring such an obsession and then consider julia robert in pretty woman . or try kim novack in bell book and candle . these be a few of the magical concoction of film art where the whole be much great than the sum of it part . oscar character even try to elevate the beauty and desirability of the less stunning fiona character when he say and but i find your own brand of beauty more subtle . a that inimitably british quality . a kind of reticence that hint of untapped potentiality . even shakespeare and much less oscar and can not compensate with word for those who appear limit in physical beauty and sensuousness and while seigner beauty portrays endless potential for be tap and you might say . and polanski product lead to a powerful representation of man instinct and obsession for beauty and sensuousness and and the ideal everyman woman . we see that oscar and when give this rare opportunity in the eye of the average man and totally blow it and ruin a most ideal relationship . unfortunately and know polanski historical tragedy and i would think that he be tell u that we be probably no good than oscar when it come to successfully nurture the ideal relationship . chazzn .