Naked Movie Review 1993

Existential angst in a '90s London filled with Leigh's usual eccentrics. The unemployed Johnny (Thewlis) comes to London and bunks with former girlfriend Louise (Sharp). After seducing her flatmate Sophie (Cartlidge), Johnny leaves to wander the streets, exchanging philosophical, if foul-mouthed, dialogues with a variety of odd characters. Thewlis gives an explosive performance as the calculatingly brutal and desolate Johnny. Chaotic shifts in mood from comedy to violence to love prove a challenge and the pervasive abuse of all the women characters is very disturbing. Critically acclaimed; see it as a reflection on the mess of modern England.

Distribution

Image Entertainment, 20525 Nordhoff St., Ste 200, Chatsworth, CA 91311, Phone: (818)407-9100, Email: inquiries@image-entertainment.com, URL: http://www.image-entertainment.com

Available on VHS
Running time 131 minutes.
Originally from British.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Urban Drama, Great Britain, London

Screenplay

Mike Leigh

Cast

David Thewlis, Lesley Sharp, Katrin Cartlidge, Greg Cruttwell, Claire Skinner, Peter Wight, Ewen Bremner, Susan Vidler, Deborah MacLaren, Gina McKee

Cinematography

Dick Pope

Director

Mike Leigh

Music

Andrew Dickson

Producer

Simon Channing-Williams, Film Four International, British Screen, Thin Man, First Independent

Awards

Cannes 1993: Actor (Thewlis), Director (Leigh); N.Y. Film Critics 1993: Actor (Thewlis); Natl. Soc. Film Critics 1993: Actor (Thewlis).