Clean, Shaven
United States • 1994
Director
#354Criterion Collection →Synopsis
Lodge Kerrigan began his succession of utterly unique, visually and aurally dazzling character studies with the raw, ravaging CLEAN, SHAVEN. A compelling headfirst dive into the mindscape of a schizophrenic (played by the remarkable Peter Greene) as he tries to track down his daughter after he is released from an institution, Kerrigan’s film brilliantly uses sound and image to lead audiences into a terrifying subjectivity. No one is left unscathed.
Synopsis
Lodge Kerrigan began his succession of utterly unique, visually and aurally dazzling character studies with the raw, ravaging CLEAN, SHAVEN. A compelling headfirst dive into the mindscape of a schizophrenic (played by the remarkable Peter Greene) as he tries to track down his daughter after he is released from an institution, Kerrigan’s film brilliantly uses sound and image to lead audiences into a terrifying subjectivity. No one is left unscathed.
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Credits
Crew
DirectorLodge Kerrigan
WriterLodge Kerrigan
CinematographerTeodoro Maniaci
ComposerHahn Rowe
EditorJay Rabinowitz
ProducerLodge Kerrigan
Cast
Peter Greeneas Peter Winter
Robert Albertas Jack McNally
Megan Owenas Mrs. Winter
Jennifer MacDonaldas Nicole Winter