One of the best movies I've ever seen. Mike Leigh is a universal storyteller. I've never set one foot in England, but when I watched this movie, I saw people that I've known throughout my life.
One of my favourite Mike Leigh films, a wonderful portayal of a North London working class family. Totally funny with a tinge of sadness, works amazingly well.
I had to force myself to keep watching in the beginning but the last hour is SUPURB. I think it's SO real life you almost feel like a voyeur watching it.
It used to be on UA-cam. The full film, that is, but I checked recently and it's been taken down. Great film. I lived quite happily in North London in the 80s and this was fairly typical.
Not by way of disagreement but by way of elaboration: American here, and I totally identified with this movie; I've met these people here in the States as well. A sign of a cinema genius is that his movies will have universal resonance.
I was just wondering are they're going to be any more Mike Leigh films made with Timothy Spall apart from Life Is Sweet, Secrets and Lies, Topsy Turvy, All or Nothing and Mr Turner?
Finally found! The "yanked...racist!" bit has lived in my head for years. They used to show this on Bravo back when it was an amazing movie channel and not reality drivel. I knew it was Jane Horrocks, just didn't remember the twins were two actresses and not a dual role.
+cryingonion2 I so hoped you were joking - sadly I think you're not! It's films like this which constantly remind me why the UK has such a small, underwhelming film industry.
@@revol148 Mike Leigh is one of the greatest British film makers ever. He has to go to Studio Canal in France for most of his funding because we have pitifully poor funding of films in the Uk
@@cryingonion2 Film 4: My beautiful launderette, Inbetweeners 2, and Frank - it's not all on the level of a masterpiece like Naked.Have you seen the shit that is produced by them with/out UK based funding? Presumably you've seen Sexy beast and wondered why bother? or more specifically why can the British make films any more that are both credible and are NOT directed by Richard Curtis?
I have only one question. Why Nikola doesn't want to have children is presented as something bad. She is definitely an unpleasant character, but a completely life position
@@johnmulligan455 music to accompany the usual Mike Leigh dross: taking the piss out of "ordinary people" - he's almost as predictable as the equally over-rated Alan Bennett
@@johnmulligan455 film criticism has completely gone over your head I see as by your estimation if you don't like something then keep quiet about it and watch something else!
@@johnmulligan455 you're the sort of person says: "don't criticise Oasis after all how many millions are you worth? How many records have you sold? Noel Gallagher is worth millions more than me (maybe even you) but my opinion of that atrocious band is still valid regardless.Come to think of it the late Sunday Times TV critic Adrian Gill disliked Leigh particularly with regard to his condescension of the white working classes - there I hope he is a valid critic in your eyes although he never directed or wrote any films himself so perhaps not.
@@johnmulligan455 (a) Dear Johnny M Oasis were one of the biggest rock bands to come out of the UK in the 1990's - are you seriously telling me you've never heard of them?! (b) "you're the sort of person" - easily done after all most people are easily stereotypical hence it's simple to to generalise a personality without ever meeting them in the flesh - 45 years of dealing with homo-sapiens has taught me how underwhelming they are.
Once upon a time people who appreciated film flocked to Mike Leigh movies. What happened? CGI-manipulated action thrillers based on comic books and made to be approved by Chinese government censors is what happened.
![Zoo Song - Nuts in May[Mike Leigh]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/daEocG2dKCU/mqdefault.jpg)
One of the best movies I've ever seen. Mike Leigh is a universal storyteller. I've never set one foot in England, but when I watched this movie, I saw people that I've known throughout my life.
Timothy Spall is Iconic in this!
A underrated classic.
Shit it is! Criminally underrated!
An
it is a Criterion Classic and an RT 95% - so you might mean "under watched".
One of my favourite Mike Leigh films, a wonderful portayal of a North London working class family. Totally funny with a tinge of sadness, works amazingly well.
As a working class north Londoner I agree.
I had to force myself to keep watching in the beginning but the last hour is SUPURB. I think it's SO real life you almost feel like a voyeur watching it.
The ending was amazingly moving and realistic. And no tidy resolution.
You spelt superb wrong clot
@@fatherpaulstone896 where is your comma after wrong................clot
It used to be on UA-cam. The full film, that is, but I checked recently and it's been taken down. Great film. I lived quite happily in North London in the 80s and this was fairly typical.
I'd bring you a pineapple. (Also, yeah, I remember when it was up. Watched it nearly a million times.)
😪
+stnicholas54 Capitalists!!
Yes! 'Aubrey' (Timothy Spall) with his Radio 1 DJ style clothing and red glasses is a clearly recognisable 80s/early 90s north London type.
I just recorded it and Turner Classic Movies never seen it before. 89 Rotten Tomatoes interesting
This is a darling movie. Ive seen it many times.
PhancyPants99 Didn't you just want to hug Nicola?
Me too
Leigh shows life as it is really lived in this country. Don't know how he does it. Cast is amazing.
Not by way of disagreement but by way of elaboration: American here, and I totally identified with this movie; I've met these people here in the States as well. A sign of a cinema genius is that his movies will have universal resonance.
I loved this movie! Makes me remember all the good days, kinda sad :(
It was, once upon a time, available to watch (sans commercials) on UA-cam before they became a bunch of mean spirited tossers.
Amazing film!!! Alison Steadman
Wow. How did I not know that this film exists? Funny to see that a lot of the actors in this movie ended up in the Harry Potter series.
Absolute gold
my life IS a Mike Leigh film
And mine too good to see Pam without James Corden
Amazing film!!
i really loved that movie 😭
wonderful piece of life.
One of my favourite movies X
The funniest film I've ever watched. British films at it's best
Love that movie, still my favorite Mike Leigh film.
so you've yet to see Naked - I'm slightly jealous of you !
@@revol148 🤣🤣🤣👌👌👌
I was just wondering are they're going to be any more Mike Leigh films made with Timothy Spall apart from Life Is Sweet, Secrets and Lies, Topsy Turvy, All or Nothing and Mr Turner?
I hope so
Tim's my favorite actor
Does it matter he is one of our country's finest
See Home Sweet Home Timothy Spall
Finally found! The "yanked...racist!" bit has lived in my head for years. They used to show this on Bravo back when it was an amazing movie channel and not reality drivel. I knew it was Jane Horrocks, just didn't remember the twins were two actresses and not a dual role.
Alison steadmans so pretty
Possibly my favourite ever film. Where is the title track? It used to be on youtube. Alison Steadman with the children dancing.
+cryingonion2 I so hoped you were joking - sadly I think you're not! It's films like this which constantly remind me why the UK has such a small, underwhelming film industry.
@@revol148 what fucking planet are you living on
@@revol148 A critically acclaimed film reminds you of that? Naturally 🤣 Absolute oddball.
@@revol148 Mike Leigh is one of the greatest British film makers ever. He has to go to Studio Canal in France for most of his funding because we have pitifully poor funding of films in the Uk
@@cryingonion2 Film 4: My beautiful launderette, Inbetweeners 2, and Frank - it's not all on the level of a masterpiece like Naked.Have you seen the shit that is produced by them with/out UK based funding? Presumably you've seen Sexy beast and wondered why bother? or more specifically why can the British make films any more that are both credible and are NOT directed by Richard Curtis?
I have only one question. Why Nikola doesn't want to have children is presented as something bad. She is definitely an unpleasant character, but a completely life position
0:02 you better get used to that piece of music - it's played continuously throughout the film !
Yikes. Is there a DVD version where you can turn it off?
@@johnmulligan455 music to accompany the usual Mike Leigh dross: taking the piss out of "ordinary people" - he's almost as predictable as the equally over-rated Alan Bennett
@@johnmulligan455 film criticism has completely gone over your head I see as by your estimation if you don't like something then keep quiet about it and watch something else!
@@johnmulligan455 you're the sort of person says: "don't criticise Oasis after all how many millions are you worth? How many records have you sold? Noel Gallagher is worth millions more than me (maybe even you) but my opinion of that atrocious band is still valid regardless.Come to think of it the late Sunday Times TV critic Adrian Gill disliked Leigh particularly with regard to his condescension of the white working classes - there I hope he is a valid critic in your eyes although he never directed or wrote any films himself so perhaps not.
@@johnmulligan455 (a) Dear Johnny M Oasis were one of the biggest rock bands to come out of the UK in the 1990's - are you seriously telling me you've never heard of them?! (b) "you're the sort of person" - easily done after all most people are easily stereotypical hence it's simple to to generalise a personality without ever meeting them in the flesh - 45 years of dealing with homo-sapiens has taught me how underwhelming they are.
One of Conan O'Brien's early roles
i like the music..what its name ?
ua-cam.com/video/EFpQZK1U8WY/v-deo.html
No Thewlis in the trailer?😢
Whoa. Brilliant film and that preview showed too many of the highlights, IMO.
Where can i watch the movie?
Timothy Spall reminds me of Steve Pemberton here
One of my favourites
It's was filmed down my street
Once upon a time people who appreciated film flocked to Mike Leigh movies. What happened? CGI-manipulated action thrillers based on comic books and made to be approved by Chinese government censors is what happened.
#truth
Agreed.
I love this music
English director who made Czechoslovakian films.
1:16 is that peter pettigrew?
The actors who play Remus Lupin (David Thewlis), Horace Slughorn (Jim Broadbent), and Peter Pettigrew (Timothy Spall) are all in this movie :)
love Barbra jane & Broadbent, mostly horrocks V
5 people have never tasted pineapple.
SLUGHORN AND LUPIN????
and wormtail lmao
Characters are too over the top and exaggerated. Leigh's best work was Nuts in May and Abigail's Party. Both very true to life.
I wonder how they voted in the Brexit referendum.
Bong Joon Ho brought me here
Slughorn, lupin and wormtail
Omg, now I NEED to watch this movie
Moaning martyle too
I barely made it through the trailer.