My Beautiful Laundrette [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC] - Region 1 DVD

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Directed by :

Stephen Frears

Starring :

Saeed Jaffrey

Roshan Seth

Daniel Day-Lewis

Gordon Warnecke

Derrick Branche

Description: In case you'd forgotten, My Beautiful Laundrette will remind you of those mid-80s days when Thatcherism ruled the earth (or so it seemed) and money was king. Stephen Frears' low-budget realisation of Hanif Kureishi's subversively critical play captures the contradictions of that time in a way that's as fresh today as when it was new. Omar's wheeler-dealer uncle, Nasser (Saeed Jaffrey), sums it up when he says, "In this damn country, which we hate and love, you can get anything you want". He sets up Omar (Gordon Warnecke) with a rundown laundrette and the instruction to make it a success, which Omar temporarily does, wi ... (more)

Manufacturer: MGM (Video & DVD)
Release date: 3 June 2003
Number of discs: 1
EAN: 9780792855798 UPC: 027616869326

Tags: R (1)

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