Debutant director Josh Appignanesi takes these two characters and jams them into the oppressive confines of a North London flat to enact an intense chamber-piece laden with religious angst and an unhealthy dash of incest. The two leads — especially Press, building on the buzz from her role in My Summer Of Love — are persuasive, but in the end, the sheer solemnity of the psychodrama and the hazy, hermetic scenario leave you gasping for air.
Song Of Songs Review
Orthodox Jewish teenager Ruth (Press) returns from a faith-building trip to Jerusalem to tend her dying mother and attempt a reconciliation with her brother David (Chalfen).
Release Date:
10 Feb 2006
Running Time:
NaN minutes
Certificate:
TBC
Original Title:
Song Of Songs
Self-consciously art-house debut thats as oppressive as it is impressive.
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