Naked Yoga (film)
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| Directed by | Paul Corsden |
| Written by | Paul Corsden |
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| Narrated by | Alexis Korner |
| Cinematography | Michael Elphick |
| Edited by | Richard White |
| Distributed by | EMI Films |
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Running time | 24 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Naked Yoga is a 1974 British short documentary film directed by Paul Corsden.[1] It illustrates the practice of yoga in a natural setting and in the nude. The film includes images of women practicing yoga in Cyprus and in a studio. These visuals are interspersed with images of Eastern art and psychedelic effects. The narrator Alexis Korner relates the practice to Buddhist philosophy. It was shown on television in the UK,[citation needed] however it has not been released to video.
The film was nominated for an Oscar in 1975, in the category Best Documentary Short Subject.[2][3]
Conservation status
[edit]Naked Yoga had previously been thought to be a lost film. Ed Carter, documentary curator at the Academy Film Archive, began searching for the film in 2004 and eventually located a Technicolor print of the film with the help of the film's cinematographer, Michael Elphick, in 2011.[4] That print served as the source for the archive's restoration of the film in 2012, in partnership with the British Film Institute.[5]
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ "Naked Yoga". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 6 December 2024.
- ^ "NY Times: Naked Yoga". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. 2009. Archived from the original on 29 October 2009. Retrieved 30 November 2008.
- ^ "The 47th Academy Awards (1975) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. 6 October 2014. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
- ^ "Friday, July 26, 2013 Naked Yoga - Forgotten Oscar Nominee Saved". Docs R Us. 26 July 2013. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
- ^ "Preserved Projects". Academy Film Archive.
External links
[edit]- Naked Yoga at IMDb