From Zack Sharf‘s 1.24.25 Variety story about Sophie Hyde‘s Jimpa, a story about “queerness and queer joy and trans joy,” according to costar Aud Mason-Hyde, Hyde’s non-binary son.

Mason-Hyde plays the gender-ambiguous Frances, Olivia Colman portrays Frances’ mom Hannah, and John Lithgow becomes Jimpa, Frances’ Amsterdam-residing gay granddad.

Sharf: “One of the most notable aspects of Jimpa is that it features full-frontal nudity from Lithgow, who is 79 years old.

“The actor says that ‘nudity is an extraordinary tool in creating an impact…it’s the one thing all of us hide from the rest of the world…it’s the one thing we keep guarded and very much to ourselves [but] if you’re willing to expose that for a good reason in the telling of a story, then there’s nothing more powerful.’”

Thanks to Scharf and Lithgow for their candor. I wasn’t all that interested in seeing Jimpa, frankly, but now I’m really not interested.

Three years ago Hyde’s Good Luck To You, Leo Grande (’22), which also featured an older actor (i.e., mid 50-ish Emma Thompson) performing a nude scene, played Sundance. I wrote a piece about the film on 1.26.22, and here’s one of my comments:

“I wouldn’t want to see a nude scene with anyone who’s too old or saggy or out-of-shape. There are very few older actors whom I’d be willing to watch without clothing, but think about the possibilities. Imagine, for example, if Neil Young or Jack Nicholson decided to star in a film that called for full-frontal schlongola. My reaction would be filled with terror.

“Even a nude scene with a muscular, rugged-looking old actor like Harrison Ford…even that might be a problem.”