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Naked

English Title:   Mike Leigh's Naked
Year:1993
Country:  UK
Language:English
Genre:Drama
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Rating:9.0  Rate
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DirectorMike Leigh
Selected CastDavid Thewlis as Johnny
 Lesley Sharp as Louise
 Katrin Cartlidge as Sophie
 Greg Crutwell as Jeremy
 Claire Skinner as Sandra
 Peter Wight as Brian
 Ewen Bremner as Archie


On DVD & Blu-ray World

DVD

Naked - The Criterion Collection - USA (2005)
VHS

Naked - The Independent - UK
Blu-ray

Naked - The Criterion Collection - USA (2011)
DVD Box Set

The Mike Leigh Feature Film Collection - Thin Man Films - UK (2008)


Comments and Reviews
 
zabadak
14th Nov 2022
 From the BFI, November 2021 :read:

Johnny (David Thewlis) is a frenetic and destructive outsider who tears through the lives of others like an emotional tornado. On the run from Manchester, he seeks sanctuary with his ex-girlfriend Louise (Lesley Sharp) in London, where he immediately targets her vulnerable housemate Sophie (Katrin Cartlidge) with his unique blend of predatory charm.

From there he embarks on a nocturnal odyssey across the city, dragging other disaffected souls into his orbit as he spirals towards his own personal apocalypse. Mike Leigh’s Cannes-winning film is a masterful, controversial and totally unforgettable exploration of society in free-fall at the tail end of Thatcher’s Britain.

Naked has been newly remastered in 4K by the BFI National Archive and screens as the flagship title in a major Mike Leigh retrospective at BFI Southbank.
 
 
nboldock
29th May 2015
 An excellent article about the film - and the frankly crazy improvisation techniques - here.
 
 
BiggieTembo
27th May 2015
 Yep nboldock - don't be afraid to sound pretentious. This film to me is more than art. Coming slap-bang in the middle of the Britpop 5 minutes, here was a film that brought us all back down to earth.

All Mike Leigh's films are improvised first with him and the actors in some rehearsal locale, and he forms the scripts from the characters that him and the actors create. That's why the acting is always so good - because he lets the actors be free, with him steering and coaxing the performances forward. For the actor, this is manna from heaven.

I saw this at the cinema when it came out, and left the cinema numb but exhilharated. At last a real film! I've thought about this film many times over the years. Why didn't Thewlis get a bloody Oscar? His blistering Johnny is a character just as important in cinema history as Travis Bickle in Taxi Driver. Did he get inspiration from Mark E Smith? His Johnny is completely on fire, as you say. So desperate and sad and angry and cheated. And yet in possession of such a cutting, ironic, cynical humour. Of course it's up to him, and he pretty much controls his own life and makes the decisions he makes unilaterally - but more than anything it must be getting worse today in the UK after all the austerity cuts. There must be thousands of Johnny's now ;-) Maggie!
 
 
nboldock
24th May 2015
 And here's another one... (very strong language, yada yada...)

 
 
nboldock
24th May 2015
 Easily one of my favourite films ever. Without wishing to sound pretentious I think it's more than just a movie, it's a work of art - it's trying to say something - I've never been able to work out quite what though. The acting is fantastic and the semi-improvised script is eminently quotable. David Thewlis is absolutely on fire as the nihilistic and hate-filled Johnny. It's not a happy film - it's a nasty and dark piece of work - but I love it and could watch it over and over again.

Here's a clip (strong language therein)...

 

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