Pleasures of War
Synopsis
An ancient tale retold, of a city under siege and the terrible action taken by one woman to save it.
The city elders are prepared to surrender, but Judith has other ideas. From the battlements she has watched Holofernes, the enemy general, and now she plans revenge and triumph. When they meet in his camp, they discover more complex desires and needs in each other, and during one night work out a passionate and dangerous relationship. By dawn Judith is victorious, but it is a bitter victory.
Does patriotrism justify any action? Is Judith a hero or a maniac? Is Holofernes oppressor or victim? Is this a story about the sexiness of war or the savagery of sex? Can violence ever generate peace, or does it just keep the brutal cycles of war, defeat, victory and reprisal circling forever?
Details
- Year
- 2004
- Type of film
- Shorts
- Running Time
- 11 mins 30 secs
- Format
- 35mm, Beta SP
- Director
- Ruth Lingford
- Producer
- Richard Gooderick
- Executive Producer
- Richard Gooderick
- Editor
- Jo Ann Kaplan
- Screenwriter
- Sara Maitland
- Sound
- George Foulgham
- Music
- Andy Cowton
- Principal Cast
- Pablo Duarte, Mildred Lee, Corinne Strickett (voices)
Genre
Production status
Complete
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Last updated 7th September 2006
