Lisa is an exchange student in London. Her affair with Matt has the urgency of the ephemeral. They are enjoying an extended, unofficial honeymoon; we see them dancing, drinking beer, doing drugs, hanging out, having irrelevant conversations and, above all, going to rock shows (all nine of the titular songs are performed live) and having sex (Matt and Lisa have intercourse the same way they talk; ie, like real human beings as opposed to movie characters). There is generous nudity, and the sex is sometimes tentative and sometimes vigorous, and often uninhibited and experimental – as well as e…
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Overview
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.
Release date
16/07/2004
Votes
611
Popularity
34.4
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)
Jason Stollsteimer
Himself - The Von Bondies (uncredited)
Marcie Bolen
Herself - The Von Bondies (uncredited)
Michael Nyman
Himself (uncredited)
Bobby Gillespie
Himself - Primal Scream (uncredited)
Original Soundtrack
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Claire's Knee
24 Hour Party People
American Pie 2
B'z presents LIVE FRIENDS
Wings of Christmas
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Sam Sauvage à l'Hyper Weekend Festival 2026
Lady Next Door Who Made an Affair Contract
A Christmas Special with Luciano Pavarotti
Belle Perez: Mega Latino Concert - Sportpaleis Antwerpen
Baby Udon
J Geils Band: House Party Live in Germany
Dandelions
A Simple Story
Bon Jovi: Slippery When Wet - The Videos
Depeche Mode: Live in Vienna
*NSYNC: Disney in Concert
*N Sync: *Ntimate Holiday Special
Ellipsis
When Love Is Lust