Naked in Ashes
Paradise Filmworks International | Release Date: October 21, 2005 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
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Mixed or average reviews based on 11 Critic Reviews
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5
Mixed:
4
Negative:
2
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75
New York PostV.A. Musetto
The director, American-born Paula Fouce, has a passion for the holy ways of the East, and it shines through in Naked in Ashes. Read full review
75
San Francisco ChronicleJohn McMurtrie
An inspirational and cautionary film. Read full review
70
Los Angeles TimesKevin Thomas
The beautifully crafted Naked in Ashes is the third of four documentaries made by Fouce, who for three decades has studied and embraced the religious teachings found in Nepal, India and Tibet. Her family name is familiar to longtime Angelenos; her grandfather Frank Fouce Sr. was a Hollywood film pioneer and a major exhibitor in downtown Los Angeles and elsewhere for decades. Read full review
70
VarietyDennis Harvey
A respectful, illuminating appreciation of a few of the estimated 13 million yogis in India. Read full review
70
Washington PostAnn Hornaday
By turns fascinating, puzzling and troubling -- a deeply felt account of the varieties of religious experience but also a thoroughly uncritical apologia for fanaticism. Read full review
60
Village VoiceElizabeth Zimmer
Naked reads, in places, like a street fair on the Santa Monica Pier. But it's utterly sincere about the practices it depicts. Read full review
50
The New York TimesDana Stevens
Ms. Fouce has gained unprecedented access to her subjects, but her own admiration for them makes this documentary more heartfelt than it is rigorous. Read full review
40
L.A. WeeklyTina-Louise Reid
In spite of its aspirations toward enlightenment, Naked in Ashes leaves its audiences bewildered. Read full review
40
Austin ChronicleMarrit Ingman
Plenty thought-provoking, but it's not much of a movie and ultimately inspires curiosity rather than passion. Read full review
38
Boston GlobeTy Burr
The film pulls off the remarkable feat of immersing a viewer in their world without providing any insights whatsoever. Read full review
25
Seattle Post-IntelligencerSean Axmaker
Makes no effort to learn about the culture. It idolizes the idea of spiritual purity without offering any insight into what it really means. Read full review
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