[163 Talk about Banned Films] A fake emotional play, a real performance 《Nine Songs of Passion》

This episode of [163 Talks Banned Films] introduces the British film "Nine Songs." Directed by Michael Winterbottom, "Nine Songs" was publicly screened at the 2004 Cannes Film Festival. The entire film is filled with scenes of sexual intercourse, masturbation, and oral sex. The life state of the male and female protagonists revolves around continuously engaging in sexual acts while naked. Even more shocking is that the sexual performances in "Nine Songs" are entirely completed by the lead actors under real conditions, making it a truly groundbreaking film in terms of public release where the actors perform real sex for fictional scenes. Astonishingly, such a film successfully passed the review of relevant authorities in the UK!

**Basic Information about "Nine Songs":**

- Director: Michael Winterbottom

- Screenwriter: Michael Winterbottom

- Cast: Margo Stilley (Matt), Kieran O'Brien (Lisa)

- Country: UK

- Runtime: 71 minutes

- Release Date: May 16, 2004

- Genre: Drama/Erotic

**Plot Summary of "Nine Songs":**

The story is narrated by Matt, who recounts his memories of Lisa during an Antarctic expedition, interwoven with nine concert sequences. In the vast, snow-covered Antarctic continent, people lose their sense of time and direction, much like the intimate relationship between the two characters—a journey of exploration lacking in time and direction, filled with excitement and fear. Their memories are frozen beneath the ice layers, never to fade.

**Film Reviews:**

- The most controversial sex work in British cinema history!

——The Guardian

- The film is mesmerizing but gradually becomes monotonous and dull as it progresses.

——Chicago Sun-Times

- Even the most skillfully disguised pornographic works attempt to tell a story, but writer-director Michael Winterbottom merely showcases nine crude and inept songs.

——BBC Movies