Scenes of a Sexual Nature (2006)

Sex and love. Some seek it, some need it, some spurn it and some pay for it, but we're all involved in it. Set on one afternoon on Hampstead Heath, London, the film investigates the minutiae of seven couples. What makes us tick?

Director:

Ed Blum

Writer:

Aschlin Ditta

Stars:

Holly Aird, Eileen Atkins, Hugh Bonneville

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Holly Aird	...	Molly
Eileen Atkins	...	Iris
Hugh Bonneville	...	Gerry
Tom Hardy	...	Noel
Douglas Hodge	...	Brian
Adrian Lester	...	Pete
Andrew Lincoln	...	Jamie
Ewan McGregor	...	Billy
Gina McKee	...	Julia
Elle Mckenzie	...	Eve
Sophie Okonedo	...	Anna
Eglantine Rembauville-Nicolle	...	Sophie (as Eglantine Rembauville)
Nicholas Sidi	...	Ludo (as Nick Sidi)
Mark Strong	...	Louis
Catherine Tate	...	Sara

Storyline

Various Londeners meet people in Hampstead Heath park. Financial adviser Billy, a successful casual sex seeker, discusses the pros, contras and how of his child-wish. Cheeky Noel innocent pick-up lines lead only to cruelty from girls, once even abandoned jeans on ankles. Gerry's promising blind date picnic ends as abruptly when his business partner turns up, who just agreed a Barbados holiday with his steady girl. Eddie discovers trough a date mix-up that Iris, his ripe age, who come to the same park weekly too but a day earlier, was his prospective mate until they each met their now late partners decades ago. Pete comes settle the end of a marriage that shouldn't have happened except for his daughter.

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Plot Keywords:

girl | sex | heath | park | love | 

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Taglines:

Seven Couples, Seven Stories, One Common Ground.

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for language and sexual content

Details

Official Sites:

Tin Pan Films [United Kingdom]

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

3 November 2006 (UK)

Also Known As:

Cenas de Natureza Sexual

Filming Locations:

Hampstead Heath, Hampstead, London, England, UK

Box Office

Budget:

£260,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Tin Pan Films, Mob Film Company, The

Technical Specs

Runtime:

91 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Director Ed Blum and writer Aschlin Ditta are former schoolmates.

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Quotes

Iris: You see, once you commit yourself to something, however bizarre it might seem to other people, you kind of owe it to yourself to enjoy the experience.

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Connections

References Good Neighbors (1975)

User Reviews

A very intelligent and subtle film - all who took part are to be commended

Scenes of a Sexual Nature is a very intelligent and subtle film. It is skilfully crafted, beautifully shot and with superb acting. Only the most jaded and cynical could fail to appreciate this film – the best film I have seen so far this year.

It is film that has many twists and turns, some more obvious than others, but even the obvious twists are still enjoyable. Not a lot happens in the film, the pace is slow and meandering but not so slow that ones interest is lost and it never becomes dull. The film examines the minutia of various relationships with great tenderness and wit and like they say the Devil is in the detail. It is the small things that give meaning – relationships are more often damned or celebrated because of the minutia rather than the big gestures. It is the day-to-day content that either holds relationships together or tares them apart.

This film, which in turn is offers us charm, humour, sadness and pathos, offers no great thrills, shocks or drama (one can't help wondering how many people did not see this film at the cinema because of the title or in deed how many went because of the title and were disappointed not to find what they thought they would) nor any great love story, it is not a film that paints large – more like a small water colour but like some water colours it is non-the-less beautifully painted.

All who took part are to be commended.