3.7 Score

2004 • 1h 10min • Not Rated • Drama, Romance, Music

9 Songs

"2 lovers, one summer, and the 9 songs that defined them."

Matt, a young glaciologist, soars across the vast, silent, icebound immensities of the South Pole as he recalls his love affair with Lisa. They meet at a mobbed rock concert in a vast music hall - London's Brixton Academy. They are in bed at night's end. Together, over a period of several months, they pursue a mutual sexual passion whose inevitable stages unfold in counterpoint to nine live-concert songs.

IMDb 4.7

RT 24%

MC 43

Director

Michael Winterbottom

Top Cast

Kieran O'Brien

Matt

Margo Stilley

Lisa

Courtney Taylor-Taylor

Himself - The Dandy Warhols (uncredited)

Alex Kapranos

Himself - Franz Ferdinand (uncredited)

Guy Garvey

Himself - Elbow (uncredited)

Robert Levon Been

Himself - Black Rebel Motorcycle Club (uncredited)

Peter Hayes

Himself - Black Rebel Motorcycle Club (uncredited)

Gruff Rhys

Himself - Super Furry Animals (uncredited)

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