1985, 98 min
Country: Great Britain
Studio: MGM
Cast: Daniel Day-Lewis, Gordon Warnecke, Saeed Jaffrey, Roshan Seth, Shirley Ann Field
Director: Stephen Frears
Screenwriter: Hanif Kureishi
Rating: R
Our Rating:
My Beautiful Laundrette
REVIEW
My Beautiful Laundrette is a landmark film that was lauded by the gay press upon its release and could very easily be one of the most-loved gay films of all time. As the movie has been out-of-print for over a decade, we are very excited about this DVD release. An unpredictable and charming social comedy that was director Frears' (Prick Up Your Ears, Dangerous Liaisons, The Grifters) first commercial hit. A young English-born Pakistani and his punk friend/lover (Daniel Day-Lewis) together brave the ugly spectre of racism and homophobia as they transform a dingy East End laundrette into a profitable and glitzy emporium. An early and definitive example of New Queer Cinema, for the two gay characters are open and matter-of-fact, loving and sexual and, most importantly, not troubling to themselves. Hanif Kureishi won numerous awards for his refreshingly smart and penetrating screenplay. Raymond Murray Editor's Suggestions
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