Scenes of a Sexual Nature
by Edward Blum
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Actor: Adrian Lester, Benjamin Whitrow, Douglas Hodge, Ewan McGregor, Holly AirdDirector: Edward Blum
Brand: Image Entertainment
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown); Spanish (Subtitled); English (Original Language)
Format: Color, Dolby, DVD, Full Screen, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.78:1
Running Time: 92 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2008-01-15
Audience Rating: Unrated
Studio: VELOCITY / THINKFILM
DVD Reviews of Scenes of a Sexual Nature
DVD Review: Windowpanes To the Human Condition
Summary: 4 Stars
An enjoyable, thought-provoking set of stories that flow at a brisk pace, "Scenes of a Sexual Nature" sports a nifty set of windowpanes to the human condition, in particular what drives romantic relationships.
Set entirely within London's pristine Hampstead Heath, a vast, pristine forest and parkland, this edgy collaboration between first-time writer Aschlin Ditta and producer/director Ed Blum has a distinct, raw flavor. With above-average actors and Ditta's candid dialogue, the film feels consistently fresh and rarely forced with a wry, witty classical soundtrack by Dominik Scherrer to underscore the proceedings.
An accent or two sounds a little shaky, and the PC card may be pushed a tad too self-consciously (three mixed-race and one gay couple are involved), but this pays no ultimate disserve to the film's overall effect. Whether it is an awkward blind date, the prospect of adoption or a newly divorced couple happy to be simply acquaintances, each situation is treated with equal attention, poetically weaving into the next. Some elements veer toward the unrealistic (the divorced couple walking in arm in arm, for one), providing only a minor drawback.
The most enjoyable pairing is that of illustrious actors Benjamin Whitrow and Eileen Akins as a long-separated couple reunited by chance, both with the same bench, with its glorious view of the London skyline, as their destination. Since 50 years have passed since lighter days when they were 17, both initially fail to recognize each other but soon gasp in wonderment. Both married and loved their partners, but always wondered what became of each other. Together, they scale the rolling hill off in the distance, something they've both longed for but never attempted.
"After finally climbing this infernal hill after all those years of thinking about it, what you're saying is, `the view is better from where we were?'" she asks him once they've reached the top.
"Well, on reflection, yes," he replies.
"I think you're right," she agrees. It may not be as high, but it did seem clearer."
Moments like these give the film a lyrical panache. Similar impact occurs when Billy, the philandering half of a gay couple played by Ewan McGregor, vows to change his ways should his partner Brian, played by Douglas Hodge, consent to adopt.
"There's still a problem," says Brian, clearly desperate for Billy's commitment. "I don't want kids. I just want you."
Mark Strong and Polly Walker also resonate deeply as a couple with an unconventional means of attraction, as do Hugh Bonneville and Gina McKee as a socially inept duo set up on a date by a mutual friend. Oscar-nominee Sophie Okonedo also shines in her brief but colorful part as a young woman with unbelievable mood swings who hands her pursuer, played by Tom Hardy, more than he bargained for.
An ideal date film, atypical in that it can speak equally to both men and women, "Scenes From a Sexual Nature" is a picturesque, stimulating flick as well as the cinematic debut of a screenwriting talent with loads of potential.
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Studio: Image Entertainment Release Date: 01/15/2008 Run time: 92 minutesBestsellers in DVD
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