Sex and love affairs are main plot points in the film. A man has sex with several different women throughout the film in at least four different scenes. The content is moderate, with clear sound and movement. Breasts are briefly exposed in three scenes (There are more than three occasions on the version seen outside the US); male full rear nudity and bare chest are seen.

Naked male buttocks are seen.

A man is shown dying from illness; he coughs violently and in his death bed coughs/vomits a lot of blood.

2 uses of Fuck, 1 use of Bastard

Georges is seen smoking a cigar in one scene. Uma Thurman's character is seen smoking a cigarette in more than one scene. Other characters are also briefly seen smoking cigarettes.

Madeleine has disturbingly rough sex with Georges in a scene. No nudity is shown.