Naked England - 1969

Condition: Excellent/Very Good

Folded as Issued

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Size: 23 x 31 inches (60 x 80 cm)

An original French Moyenne poster for the 1969 release of “Naked England”. The poster is in superb condition, featuring artwork by the Italian artist Sandro Symeoni.

Naked England is an Italian-made movie looking at British customs, sexuality and eccentricities starring Edmund Purdom and Giuseppe Rinaldi. The film gives you the unusual spectacle of Italian filmmakers imitating British filmmakers who were in turn imitating Italian filmmakers.

Naked England opens with a man on a tranquil golf field; his launching of a golf ball then quickly cuts to a ball of the wrecking variety, making short work of old tenement housing. This metaphor of the new demolishing the old is reflected in the ensuing crowd shots, Naked England was made at a time when top hats and bowlers were still a common site on the heads of Londoners but were beginning to share pavement space with girls in short skirts... young, dandy fellas and the bald heads of Hare Krishnas.

The timing of Naked England certainly can't be faulted; this was a period when the rest of the world looked to London as a colourful, cultural trendsetter, and the makers of the film sure managed to grab a generous slice of the Swingin' London pie. 

“The London that nobody knows”

Tags: French 1960s Moyenne Italian Drama British