Naked Q&A | Mike Leigh in Conversation

Posted 03 Jul 2023 by Joe Bond (GC Video team) in

The second half of our season of live conversations with Mike Leigh and Gary Yershon continues with a screening and Q&A for Leigh’s 1993 film Naked.

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.

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