Scenes of a Sexual Nature

Set over the course of a day on Hampstead Heath, North London, Scenes of a Sexual Nature looks at the relationships of seven couples. There’s a gay couple discussing what would happen if they decided to adopt a child; a couple in the process of divorce, talking about how they became an item; a wife who finds her husband staring at the underwear of a teenage girl; two people in their forties, experiencing an awkward blind date picnic; an elderly couple looking back on their love lives and a young man attempting to bed a recently dumped woman. Finally, there’s a man who has decided that relationships are far too difficult and prefers to use the services of prostitutes. Ed Blum’s insightful film looks at the complexity of relationships, what they have in common, and the rules that govern them.