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- The movie is not concerned with plot, but with giving us a feeling for the society its characters inhabit.
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Plot. Born in England, Omar Ali is a young Pakistani-British man living in South London during the mid-1980s. His father, Hussein, once a famous left-wing journalist in Pakistan, lives in London but dislikes Britain's society and its international politics.
My Beautiful Laundrette is set within the Asian community in South London during the Thatcher years, and displays those values of money but 'anybody can make it.' Omar gains the running of his uncle Nasser's laundrette.
Sep 19, 2015 · In My Beautiful Laundrette, this type of story is turned on its head. The lower class immigrants have come so far since colonialism that they have not only assimilated into this society, but they have essentially become a version of this new, upper class.
My Beautiful Laundrette is a British film directed by Stephen Frears, featuring Gordon Warnecke as Omar, a young man in London who revitalizes a laundrette with his friend Johnny, played by Daniel Day-Lewis. The film explores themes of race, class, and sexuality against the backdrop of 1980s Thatcherite Britain.
My Beautiful Laundrette: Directed by Stephen Frears. With Daniel Day-Lewis, Richard Graham, Winston Graham, Dudley Thomas. An ambitious Pakistani Briton and his white boyfriend strive for success and hope when they open a glamorous laundromat.
- (18K)
- Comedy, Drama, Romance
- Stephen Frears
- 1986-04-04
“My Beautiful Laundrette” refuses to commit its plot to any particular agenda, and I found that interesting. It’s not about whether Johnny and Omar will remain lovers or about whether the laundry will be a success.
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. Soon after,...
- (47)
- Comedy, Drama, LGBTQ+
- R
