tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12674755.post113856189977777568..comments2023-11-22T04:10:49.266-05:00Comments on Dispatches from Zembla: Mike Leigh's NakedAlokhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12947383354732747209noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12674755.post-1139430329067314172006-02-08T15:25:00.000-05:002006-02-08T15:25:00.000-05:00Richard: I will try to get my hands around those e...Richard: I will try to get my hands around those early Leigh movies, 'Meantime' and 'Life is Sweet'. I have heard about them at other places too.<BR/><BR/>Jai: I am sure we will find many more things to agree on :) But sure, disagreements are more fun!Alokhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12947383354732747209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12674755.post-1139379256353322492006-02-08T01:14:00.000-05:002006-02-08T01:14:00.000-05:00Great, great film. I remember being astonished at ...Great, great film. I remember being astonished at how they managed to leave Thewliss out of the Oscar nominations in 1993 - especially since the film <I>had</I> generated a bit of buzz even in the more commercial circles around the year-end.<BR/><BR/>So Alok, we finally agree on <I>something</I>, huh? Mustn't make a habit of this ;)Jabberwockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10210195396120573794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12674755.post-1139300657096662302006-02-07T03:24:00.000-05:002006-02-07T03:24:00.000-05:00Alok: I agree with you, the dialogue is razor shar...Alok: I agree with you, the dialogue is razor sharp and cuts in 'Naked'. I really like 'Life is sweet'and 'Meantime'. 'Secrets and Lies' and some of the recent ones I haven't liked as much as the films he made in 1980's. <BR/><BR/>Yes, we were all expecting great things of David Thewlis after such a performance (I forget if he wrote some of his own dialogue or not). I noticed he had a part in Mallick's new opus 'The New World' which I liked a lot.Richard Gibsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01066768498277216645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12674755.post-1139261423608264452006-02-06T16:30:00.000-05:002006-02-06T16:30:00.000-05:00Richard: I have seen only one other Leigh film, Se...Richard: I have seen only one other Leigh film, Secrets and Lies and that was long back. I think Leigh softened considerably in his worldview in his later films. This is one of the angriest and grittiest films I have seen! David Thewlis was mind blowing and so was the rest of the supporting cast. I wonder what happened to his career afterwards. And all those dialogues!<BR/><BR/>Krishna: It is recommended but don't see it on the coming valentines day :)Alokhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12947383354732747209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12674755.post-1139258500995894202006-02-06T15:41:00.000-05:002006-02-06T15:41:00.000-05:00This is one of his better films. When it came out ...This is one of his better films. When it came out it was a huge cult hit, my friends and I went back several times to see this and I haven't seen it since. <BR/><BR/>Good post. You have probably made me want to go back and revisit this.Richard Gibsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01066768498277216645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12674755.post-1139253440715482732006-02-06T14:17:00.000-05:002006-02-06T14:17:00.000-05:00For some reason, I thought you were talking about ...For some reason, I thought you were talking about Mike Nichols (a *very* different film-maker, of course) <BR/><BR/>Never seen a Mike Leigh film before and now I want to see "Naked".kmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16040339235134145847noreply@blogger.com