David Thewlis
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Naked is a 1993 British black comedy drama film written and directed by Mike Leigh and starring David Thewlis as Johnny, a loquacious intellectual and conspiracy theorist. The film won several awards, including best director and best actor at Cannes.
Starring David Thewlis, Lesley Sharpe, Katrin Cartlidge, Greg Cruttwell, Claire Skinner, Peter Wight, Ewen Bremner, Susan Vidler, Deborah MacLaren, Gina McKee, Carolina Giammetta, and Elizabeth Berrington. The brilliant and controversial Naked, from director Mike Leigh, stars David Thewlis as Johnny, a charming and eloquent but relentlessly ...
At the start of the film, Johnny is forced to flee Manchester in a stolen car after having violent sex in an alleyway with a married woman – or does he rape her? He wishes to escape being beaten...
An abusive Scottish boyfriend and girlfriend, a security guard of an empty building, an insomniac and a lonely young waitress. Meanwhile Louise and Sophie are tormented by the landlord from hell, Sebastian, who is abusive, violent, threatening and even rapes Sophie on their first encounter.
Naked - Metacritic. 1993. Not Rated. Fine Line Features. 2 h 11 m. Summary Johnny (David Thewlis) flees Manchester for London. There he finds an old girlfriend, and spends some time homeless, ranting at strangers, and meeting characters in plights very much like his own. Comedy. Drama.
Heeeere’s Johnny, the desperate, destructive prophet-of-the-apocalypse protagonist of Mike Leigh’s brilliantly corrosive Naked (1993), a sexually explicit update to a long line of British films, plays, and novels about angry young men.
Overview. Synopsis. Credits. Film Details. Articles & Reviews. Notes. Brief Synopsis. A man abandons Manchester for his ex-girlfriend and the streets of London. Cast & Crew. Read More. Mike Leigh. Director. David Thewlis. Johnny. Lesley Sharp. Louise. Katrin Cartlidge. Sophie. Greg Cruttwell. Jeremy. Claire Skinner. Sandra. Film Details.
