Moaning Your Way Through “9 Songs”

Two lovers in a span of one year. That’s the basic premise of the movie 9 Songs. It’s directed by Michael Winterbottom and squeezed it’s way through the cinemas back in 2005. I’m not really a fan of European films but this movie is a must see.

I know this came in a bit late – two years late to be exact. But surfing the net somehow led me to the film’s official website. I was reminded of how much I adored this film (along with another European film called Irreversible – Monica Belluci was just amazingly sexy in that one). I don’t care if Irreversible was one of the most walked-out films of 2002.

Anyway, back to the movie 9 Songs. The film is controversial for the actors of the film doing it for real in front of the camera. But this ain’t a typical porn flick. This movie is just as mainstream as it gets (your typical love story). In some countries, the movie had been given an R rating. In some countries the movie had even been banned from being shown.

It’s one sex scene after another. It’s got masturbation, oral sex and everything in between. All of which are shot artistically. The camera angles were just a couple of notches down from being perfect. The raw intensity the scene produces is truly astounding.

Another reason why I really love this film is because of the 9 Songs being played throughout the movie. You see, the two main characters (Matt and Lisa) meet in a rock concert. And as if going to a rock concert once wasn’t enough, you’ll see them go to a rock concert time and time again in the film where you’d see the actually artists perform their respective songs.

The movie features these 9 Songs:

Black Rebel Motorcycle Club – Whatever Happened To My Rock And Roll?

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

Each one of the 9 songs help create a particular mood that the scene is trying to convey. Which is just perfect. They were able to blend Rock And Roll with sex. Though mind you, if you’re just after the sex scenes then you’re better off jacking off to some crappy porn site. I could recommend some if you’d like.

This film is of great class and deserves the respect it has earned.