9 Songs
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 9 Songs film poster |
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| Directed by | Michael Winterbottom |
| Produced by | Andrew Eaton |
| Written by | Michael Winterbottom |
| Starring | Kieran O'Brien Margo Stilley |
| Cinematography | Marcel Zyskind |
| Editing by | Mat Whitecross |
| Distributed by | Optimum Releasing (UK) |
| Release date(s) | May 16, 2004 |
| Running time | 69 minutes |
| Language | English |
| Budget | ~ £1,000,000 |
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9 Songs is a 2004 British film, directed by Michael Winterbottom. The title refers to the nine songs played by eight different rock bands that complement the story of the film.
The film was controversial on its original release due to its sexual content, which included unsimulated footage of the two leads having sexual intercourse and performing oral sex as well as a scene of ejaculation.
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[edit] Plot
The film tells the modern love story set over a period of 12 months in London, England of a young couple: Matt, a British climatologist, and Lisa, an American exchange student. The story is framed in a personal review from Matt's perspective when he is working in Antarctica. Their main common interest is a passion for live music and they frequently attend rock concerts together; the film depicts the couple, or Matt alone, watching nine songs at these concerts all set at the Brixton Academy. It also shows their weekend getaway into the countryside, and their travels around London.
Lisa brings their short and intense relationship to an end at Christmas time when she returns home to America.
[edit] The nine songs
- Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, "Whatever Happened To My Rock And Roll"
- The Von Bondies, "C'mon, C'mon""
- Elbow, "Fallen Angel"
- Primal Scream, "Movin' On Up"
- Dandy Warhols, "You Were The Last High"
- Super Furry Animals, "Slow Life"
- Franz Ferdinand, "Jacqueline"
- Michael Nyman, "Nadia"
- Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, "Love Burns"
[edit] Main cast
- Kieran O'Brien — Matt
- Margo Stilley — Lisa
[edit] Response
The film was controversial on its original release due to its sexual content, which included unsimulated footage of the two leads having sexual intercourse and performing oral sex as well as a scene of ejaculation. The release sparked a debate over whether scenes of unsimulated sex artistically contribute to the film's meaning or overstep the border into pornography. It was released unrated in the U.S. Nonetheless, the film received an 18 certificate from the British Board of Film Classification in Britain and became the most explicit mainstream film to be so rated in the country. In Australia, the Office of Film and Literature Classification gave the film an X rating which would have prevented the film being shown theatrically and restricted sale of the film to the Australian Capital Territory and Northern Territory. The OFLC Review Board later passed the film with an R rating, although the South Australian Classification Council raised the rating back to X in South Australia. In New Zealand, while the Society for the Promotion of Community Standards lobbied for the film to be kept out of cinemas, it was passed uncut at R18 by the Office of Film and Literature Classification. The film was broadcast on New Zealand pay TV Rialto Channel in July 2007.
It currently holds a 25% on Rotten Tomatoes as "Rotten" and a slightly higher 28% from the critics labeled as "Cream Of The Crop".,
[edit] External links
- 9 songs at the Internet Movie Database
- Direct link to the official film webpage, UK version This site was converted and localised by UK actor and designer Adam Jennings (Warning: Contains nudity)
