Song of Songs (2005)

Song of Songs (2005) (DVD) (*)

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Screened, competed or awarded at:
British Independent Film Awards
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital Stereo )
English ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
United Kingdom ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
80 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.85:1)

Special Features:
Commentary
Interactive Menu
Scene Access
Short Film

Movie filmed in 2005 and produced in:
United Kingdom ( Great Britain, Ireland )

Directed By:
Josh Appignanesi

Written By:
Josh Appignanesi
Jay Basu

Actors:
Amber Agar ..... Tanya
Amanda Boxer ..... Rachel Silverbaum
Joel Chalfen ..... David Cohen
Félicité Du Jeu ..... Abigail
Elliot Levey ..... Gideon
Leon Lissek ..... Rabbi Berg
Natalie Press ..... Ruth Cohen
Julia Swift ..... Sarah Cohen

Synopsis:

Josh Appignanesi's dark drama Song of Songs opens with Ruth (Nathalie Press), a young Orthodox Jewish woman, returning home to the London suburb of Hendon after a long stay in Israel, to tend to her dying mother (Julia Swift). Though initially ultra devout and behaviorally guarded, Ruth harbors a dark and disturbing past that includes erogenous interaction with her brother David (Joel Chalfen). It isn't long before the siblings' paths intersect, and what begins suggestively - with the two reading sensual passages from the Song of Solomon to one another in Hebrew and English - soon turns to full-blown eroticism. In time, David's openly hedonistic attitudes and Ruth's long-latent urges re-open the door to a renewed incestuous affair. Leon Lissek and Felicite du Jeu co-star; Appignanesi and Jay Basu co-authored the script.

Devoutly religious Ruth (Natalie Press) returns from Israel to care for her dying mother but when she tries to bring her estranged brother David (Joel Chalfen) back into the fold, in accordance with her mother's wishes, the result is a startling journey into the darkest realms of sexual obsession...

A young woman, Ruth, returns to Hendon in London from Israel to be with her dying mother. The mother also wants to see Ruth's brother David, who does return, but wants his presence kept a secret. Previously Ruth and David had an incestuous relationship, and their being together in the same house again rekindles this.

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