MAMI 2011 Review Series: To read the first one click here.
Year: 2011
Director: Hagar Ben Ashar
Gist: How far should a woman really go for her sexual needs ?
Script: Written by the director herself, The Slut is a movie about a 31-year old woman named Tamara's undying desire to express her sexuality. By the end of it, I wasn't entirely sure if such a woman necessarily should be classified as a slut but that's exactly the question the writer wants us to ask. The movie is a feature length version of Hagar's short film titled Pathways.
Acting: Like a lot of indies, Hagar the director plays the title character and does full justice to the role of a fairly young mother relentless in her pursuit of fulfilling her sexuality. Roles as bold as these require immense doses of courage and conviction and Hagar infuses her character with adequate helpings of both. A key supporting act by Ishai Golan who plays Hagar's boyfriend Shai in the movie is neatly essayed too.
Filmmaking craft: The sex scenes required to be aesthetically done and Hagar is on top of her craft in this regard. An extended scene of her love making with her boyfriend is lustfully but delicately portrayed. The editing and the cinematography by Asaf Korman and Amit Yasour are equally adept and bring the subtle charms of a small Israeli town to the fore. There's some deft usage of symbolic references that serve the storytelling well. On the flip side, the movie could've tighter in the first half an hour and the ending doesn't really end up provoking one enough to make it memorable.
Piece de resistance moments: The sex scene between Tamara and Shai- as erotic as any sex scene one can see on film.
In a nutshell: Almost a good movie.
Rating: 6.1/10
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