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Stephen Frears (The Hit) was at the forefront of the British cinematic revival of the mid-1980s, and the delightfully transgressive My Beautiful Laundrette is his greatest triumph of the period. Working from a richly layered script by writer Hanif Kureishi (Intimacy), soon to be internationally renowned, Frears tells an uncommon love story that takes place between a young South London Pakistani man (Gordon Warnecke), who decides to open an upscale laundromat to make his family proud, and his childhood friend, a skinhead (Daniel Day-Lewis, in a breakthrough role), who volunteers to help make his dream a reality. This culture-clash comedy is also a subversive work of social realism, which dares to address racism, homophobia, and sociopolitical marginalization in Margaret Thatcher’s England.
Condition:NEW. Brand New Factory Sealed
Product Details
Actors: Daniel Day-Lewis, Gordon Warnecke, Saeed Jaffrey
Directors: Stephen Frears
Format: Multiple Formats, Blu-ray, Subtitled, Widescreen
Language: English
Subtitles: English
Region: Region A/1 (Read more about DVD/Blu-ray formats.)
Number of discs: 1
Rated: R (Restricted)
Studio: Criterion Collection (Direct)
DVD Release Date: July 21, 2015
Run Time: 97 minutes
Additional Features
DIRECTOR-APPROVED BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES:
New, restored 2K digital transfer, supervised by director of photography Oliver Stapleton, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack
New conversation between director Stephen Frears and producer Colin MacCabe
New interviews with writer Hanif Kureishi, producers Tim Bevan and Sarah Radclyffe, and Stapleton
Trailer
PLUS: An essay by journalist Sarfraz Manzoor
Cast & Crew
Daniel Day-Lewis Johnny
Gordon Warnecke Omar
Saeed Jaffrey Nasser
Roshan Seth Papa
Shirley Ann Field Rachel
Derrick Branche Salim
Rita Wolf Tania
Dawn Archibald Gang Member
Bhasker Tariq
Colin Campbell Madame Butterfly Man
Sheila Chitnis Zaki's Wife
Neil Cunningham Englishman
Ayub Khan Din Student
Walter Donahue dick O'donnell
Souad Faress Cherry, Salim's Wife
Ram John Holder Poet
Gerard Horan Telephone Man
Nisha Kapur Nasser's Younger Daughter
Dulice Leicier Girl in Disco
Stephen Marcus Moose
Persis Marvala Nasser's Elder Daughter
Chris Pitt Kid
Sira Gurdial/Zaki
Buddy Uzzaman Dealer
Kerryann White Kid
Jonathan Moore Gang Member
Charu Bala Chokshi Bilquis, Nasser's Wife
Garry Cooper Squatter
Richard Graham Genghis
Winston Graham Jamaican
Persis Khambatta Actor
Dudley Thomas Jamaican
Technical Credits
Stephen Frears Director
Mick Audsley Editor
Tim Bevan Producer
Elaine Carew Makeup
Jim Dowdall Stunts
Lindy Hemming Costumes/Costume Designer
Hanif Kureishi Screenwriter
Hugo Luczyc-Wyhowski Production Designer
Stanley Myers Score Composer
Nosher Powell Stunts
Sarah Radclyffe Producer
Oliver Stapleton Cinematographer
Rocky Taylor Stunts
Tip Tipping Stunts
Ludus Tonalis Score Composer
Bill Weston Stunts
Hans Zimmer Score Composer
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