Daniel Day-Lewis
Johnny
Search results
My Beautiful Laundrette is a 1985 British romantic comedy - drama film directed by Stephen Frears from a screenplay by Hanif Kureishi. The film was one of the first films released by Working Title Films.
Apr 4, 1986 · A comedy drama romance film about a Pakistani Briton and his white boyfriend who open a glamorous laundromat in Thatcher's London. Starring Daniel Day-Lewis, Saeed Jaffrey, and Roshan Seth, directed by Stephen Frears, and written by Hanif Kureishi.
- (17K)
- Comedy, Drama, Romance
- Stephen Frears
- 1986-04-04
A British drama about two young men, one Pakistani and one white, who fall in love and run a laundry in London. Roger Ebert praises the film's performances, especially Daniel Day-Lewis, and its portrayal of modern Britain's diversity and conflicts.
In a seedy corner of London, Omar (Gordon Warnecke), a young Pakistani, is given a run-down laundromat by his uncle (Saeed Jaffrey), who hopes to turn it into a successful business.
- (45)
- Stephen Frears
- R
- Daniel Day-Lewis
A film about a Pakistani Briton and his white boyfriend who run a successful laundrette in London during the Thatcher era. The plot summary includes the main characters, the conflicts, the romance, and the cultural context of the film.
A classic British film by Stephen Frears about a Pakistani man and a skinhead who open a laundromat in London. The film explores themes of identity, sexuality, and politics in Thatcher's England.
People also ask
Is My Beautiful Laundrette a good movie?
When did my Beautiful Laundrette come out?
Was 'My Beautiful Laundrette' made for TV?
Where can I Watch my Beautiful Laundrette?
Aug 4, 2015 · A film about a gay romance between a Pakistani immigrant and a former neo-Nazi in Thatcher's Britain. The review praises the film's color, style, and social realism, and compares it to other works of New Queer Cinema.
