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    Naked [Criterion Collection]

    Director: Mike Leigh, Jesse Peretz Cast: Andrew Dixon

    Andrew Dixon
    , Andrew Dickson
    Andrew Dickson
    , David Thewlis
    David Thewlis
    , Lesley Sharp
    Lesley Sharp
    , Katrin Cartlidge
    Katrin Cartlidge
    , Greg Cruttwell
    Greg Cruttwell
    , Claire Skinner
    Claire Skinner


    DVD

    (Wide Screen)

    $39.99
    $39.99

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    • Release Date: 09/20/2005
    • UPC: 0715515016223
    • Original Release: 1993
    • Source: CRITERION
    • Region Code: 1
    • Presentation: [Wide Screen]
    • Sound: [Dolby Digital Stereo]
    • Language: English
    • Runtime: 7860
    • Sales rank: 33,561

    Special Features

    Disc 1 - New, restored high-definition digital transfer, supervised and approved by director Mike Leigh; Audio commentary by Leigh and actors David Thewlis and Katrin Cartlidge; Original theatrical trailer; Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing; ; Disc 2 - exclusive new video interview with director Neil LaBute (In the Company of Men); The Art Zone: "The Conversation," a BBC program featuring author Will Self interviewing Leigh; The Short and Curlies, a short comedy from 1987 directed by Leigh and starring Thewlis; New essays by film critics Derek Malcolm and Amy Taubin

    Cast & Crew

    Performance Credits
    David Thewlis Johnny
    Lesley Sharp Louise
    Katrin Cartlidge Sophie
    Greg Cruttwell Jeremy/Sebastian
    Claire Skinner Sandra
    Peter Wight Brian
    Ewen Bremner Archie
    Susan Vidler Maggie
    Elizabeth Berrington Giselle
    Deborah MacLaren Woman In Window
    Carolina Giametto Masseuse
    Gina McKee Cafe Girl
    Darren Tunstall Poster Man
    Robert Putt Chauffeur
    Peter Whitman Mr. Halpern
    David Foxxe Tea Bar Owner
    Sandra Voe Bag Lady
    Mike Leigh Actor
    Lesley Sharpe Actor
    Toby Jones Man in Tea Bar
    Rose Byrne Actor
    Ethan Hawke Actor
    Chris Dowd Actor
    Lily Brazier Actor
    Ko Iwagami Actor
    Lily Newmark Actor
    Denise Gough Actor
    Azhy Robertson Actor
    Eleanor Matsuura Actor
    Daniel Shaw Actor
    Ayoola Smart Actor
    Enzo Cilenti Actor
    Jing Lusi Actor
    Eleanor Fanyinka Actor
    Anthony Welsh Actor
    Samuel Edward-Cook Actor
    Doon Mackichan Actor
    Kiran Sonia Sawar Actor
    Niamh Algar Actor
    Charly Clive Actor
    Tori Allen-Martin Actor

    Technical Credits
    Mike Leigh Screenwriter
    Simon Channing-Williams Producer
    Susie Parriss Casting
    Patty Stern Casting

    Scene Index

    Disc #1 -- Naked, Disc 1
    1. Logos [:35]
    2. In the Alley [1:25]
    3. Drive South/Opening Credits [2:06]
    4. Sophie Meets Johnny [4:29]
    5. Sebastian or Jeremy [:36]
    6. Louise [3:19]
    7. A Room of Her Own [3:27]
    8. An Intelligence Test [2:33]
    9. Dead Handsome [2:05]
    10. The Butterfly Effect [4:07]
    11. The Human Body [1:39]
    12. "Leave Me Alone!" [3:49]
    13. Highland Fling [5:19]
    14. Comes a Lassie [3:55]
    15. Silent Rant [2:34]
    16. Postmodernist Gas Chamber [4:14]
    17. The Invisible and the Seen [3:35]
    18. The Mark of the Beast [4:47]
    19. The Incipient Croak [2:53]
    20. "And the Omelet Stinks" [1:37]
    21. "What's in the Round Window?" [2:27]
    22. Isadora Duncan [6:18]
    23. Death's Head [1:53]
    24. "Don't Waste Your Life" [:59]
    25. Killing Time [2:15]
    26. A Visitor [1:56]
    27. "What Did I Do to Deserve You?" [2:10]
    28. Homerphobia [3:38]
    29. The Landlord From Hell [2:04]
    30. Dead Dog Christmas [3:49]
    31. At Fifteen in Paris [6:10]
    32. Random Canceling [2:10]
    33. The Landing [5:15]
    34. "Take Me Back to Manchester" [5:52]
    35. Return From Zimbabwe [2:03]
    36. "Maggot Dick" [3:25]
    37. The 100-Meter Vomit [3:25]
    38. Sophie With an S [5:26]
    39. "Are You Coming Back?" [2:43]
    40. The Tin Lid [1:47]
    41. Walking Away [2:31]
    42. End Credits [2:09]
    43. Color Bars [1:49]
    1. Introductions [:35]
    2. Confronting Yourself [1:25]
    3. Relentless Music [2:06]
    4. Improvisation [4:29]
    5. A Real Masseuse [:36]
    6. Deadpan Northern Humor [3:19]
    7. Defining the Characters [3:27]
    8. Experienced [2:33]
    9. Parallel Action [2:05]
    10. Books and Books [4:07]
    11. Moments of Insecurity [1:39]
    12. Contained Environment [3:49]
    13. An Accidental Character [5:19]
    14. Another Victim [3:55]
    15. Homelessness [2:34]
    16. Night Rehearsals [4:14]
    17. Obsession With Monkey [3:35]
    18. Bored By a Sequence [4:47]
    19. No Smoking Scene [2:53]
    20. Unseen Change [1:37]
    21. Playschool [2:27]
    22. Difficult, Courageous Part [6:18]
    23. Negation and Escape [1:53]
    24. Controversy Over Stealing [:59]
    25. Comic Moment [2:15]
    26. Sophie in Control [1:56]
    27. Getting the Joke [2:10]
    28. Subtext and Setting [3:38]
    29. Distribution of the Film [2:04]
    30. Sympathetic Side [3:49]
    31. Talking for the First Time [6:10]
    32. Subculture of Bill Posting [2:10]
    33. Go Whole Hog the Whole Time [5:15]
    34. Story behind the Song [5:52]
    35. Comic Relief Character [2:03]
    36. Getting Red of a Character [3:25]
    37. A Love Scene [3:25]
    38. Desperate for Any Crumb [5:26]
    39. Inevitable Moments [2:43]
    40. Leigh's Favorite Scene [1:47]
    41. What it All About? [2:31]
    42. Chaos in the World [2:09]
    43. Color Bars [1:49]
    Disc #2 -- Naked, Disc 2
    1. Ordinary People [5:05]
    2. Spirituality [7:21]
    3. Men and Women [6:22]
    4. Leigh's Actors [7:30]
    5. Identity [5:41]
    6. Inner "Johnny" [3:29]
    7. Real Name? [1:03]

    David Thewlis' acclaimed performance stands at the bleak heart of Mike Leigh's black comedy Naked. Thewlis stars as Johnny, an intelligent but shiftless young Brit whose bitterness--at women, at the government, at God, and at himself--is all-consuming, causing him to viciously lash out at everyone in his path.

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    Both hailed and criticized for its bleakness and its basically brutal treatment of women, Naked is an intensely powerful and disturbing motion picture experience. Director Mike Leigh is making a pull-no-punches statement about late 20th century Britain, specifically about the manner in which social systems enable (and allegedly encourage) the strong to abuse the weak. This includes Johnny, a down-and-out drifter with a keen intellect and razor-sharp wit. Victimized by this system, he in turn takes his anger out on those weaker than he, generally women and specifically those who express feelings of warmth or concern toward him. The brutality with which Johnny (and others) treat many of the women in the film is difficult to take; indeed, much of the film is challenging to watch, as there is a rawness and hopelessness that permeates the film. This is leavened by a great deal of humor, as Johnny's brilliant mind can always come up with surprising and amusing comments; but even the humor is of a black or mean bent. Many will be turned off by all of this, but many will also find it exhilarating, thanks to David Thewlis's brilliant acting and Leigh's assured and masterly handling of the material. Thewlis gives one of the most impressive screen performances of the 1990s; his Johnny may be mean, bitter, and almost unbearably angry, but he can also be charming, witty, and even at times sympathetic. Thewlis conveys the quiet desperation that lies beneath the character's unpleasant characteristics, and makes the viewer feel for him, even as he feels repulsed. It is a fascinating portrait. Naked is often horrible to watch, but those who can do so without looking away will be amply rewarded.
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