 Although it immediately followed Beineix's big, commercial success "Diva" and featured two very big stars, Gérard Depardieu and Nastassja Kinski, "The Moon in the Gutter" was not well received by critics or audiences and failed at the box office with only 625,000 admissions in France.Its vivid visual style was noted by critics.It preceded a much better-appreciated cult success from the same director, known in the US and UK as "Betty Blue".