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My Beautiful Laundrette [1985]
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A real classic of British Gay cinema
Review date: 2008-06-30 Rating: 10 out of 10
It was made twenty years ago and a lot has changed but it tackles issues that really are still around - racism and homophobia and sexism. In fact I can't believe it was 20 years ago this was made - it really was groundbreaking - portraying positively a deep gay relationship at a time in the UK which was generally very homophobic in nearly all spheres - even the theatre! Daniel Day-Lewis is terrific in his role and any fan of his later work should really see this. It's a challenging film - life's not a bed of roses after all - but I love it because it is a "love conquers all" film. (And it's really quite funny too!)
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Reviews
A Slice of the '80s Please
Review date: 2008-06-07 Rating: 10 out of 10
It's harder to appreciate this film if you did not grow up in "Thatcher's Britain". If, you did, then this is a vintage helping of politically, racially and sexually charged drama... a classic British kitchen sink drama amidst the soap suds of a South London laundrette. Critics who call it dated are missing the point - of course it's dated! It captured the zeitgeist of the time - race, class and making money. The humour and romance are gentle and never laid on heavily enough to undermine the tension between the main characters. Saeed Jaffrey deserves special mention for his pompous archetypal rapacious '80s entrepreneur, who just occasionally shows his heart. Great.
a bit out-dated but still good as a reminder of a different time
Review date: 2008-05-07 Rating: 6 out of 10
I know it is properly not political correct but I feel that this movie is now out-dated as gay life as moved on and is so much more accepted in society.
My beautiful Laundrette was a great hit in her time, a low budged movie showing the down sides of the Thater period and first showed gay issues, especially in the Asian community. But since 1986 the world has developed, gay issues are hardly any longer sensational and the Thatcher period is over and absorbed in UK reality. So the whole movie is about a time gone and there is not much which you can take on board for our present time.
All in all, the movie is still good, but dated and I felt quite a bit bored by it.
Product Details/Specifications
Actor(s):
Gordon Warnecke
Roshan Seth
Saeed Jaffrey
Shirley Ann Field
Daniel Day-Lewis
Creators:
Saeed Jaffrey (Primary Contributor)
Roshan Seth (Primary Contributor)
Director(s):
Recording label: 4dvd
Manufacturer: 4dvd
EAN: 6867449004198
Binding: DVD
Number of items: 1
Format: PAL,
Release date: 2008-03-17
Audience rating: Suitable for 15 years and over
Region code: 2
Running time: 97 minutes
Theatrical release date: 1986