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My beautiful laundrette /

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Set in the Pakistani community in south London, the film focuses on two youths--Johnny, a working-class white, and Omar, a Pakistani. Together they operate a laundrette, which Omar inherits from his uncle. While Johnny looks upon the laundrette as a life line on which to salvage his self-respect, Om...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:My beautiful laundrette (Motion picture)
Other Authors: Kureishi, Hanif (Screenwriter), Jaffrey, Saeed, 1929-2015 (Actor), Seth, Roshan, 1942- (Actor), Day-Lewis, Daniel (Actor), Warnecke, Gordon (Actor), Branche, Derrick, 1947- (Actor), Field, Shirley-Anne, 1938- (Actor), Stapleton, Oliver (director of photography.), Tonalis, Ludus (composer (expression)), Hemming, Lindy (costume desinger.)
Format: Video
Language:English
Language Notes:In English; closed-captioned in English.
Published: [Santa Monica, CA] : Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Inc., [2003]
Subjects:
Pakistanis > England > London > Drama.
Youth > England > London > Drama.
Self-service laundries > England > London > Drama.
Gay men > England > London > Drama.
Sexual minorities > England > London > Drama.
Gay men
Pakistanis
Self-service laundries
Sexual minorities
Youth
England > London
Webcast
Video recordings for the hearing impaired
Internet videos
Fiction films
Comedy films
Drama
Feature films
Comedy films.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Internet videos.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Films comiques.
Films de fiction.
Vidéos sur Internet.
Vidéos pour personnes handicapées auditives.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Swank Digital Campus)
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Summary:Set in the Pakistani community in south London, the film focuses on two youths--Johnny, a working-class white, and Omar, a Pakistani. Together they operate a laundrette, which Omar inherits from his uncle. While Johnny looks upon the laundrette as a life line on which to salvage his self-respect, Omar sees it as just the beginning step on the road to riches.
Item Description:Originally produced as a motion picture in 1985.
Physical Description:1 online resource (1 video file (approximately 98 min.)) : sound, color
Audience:MPAA rating: R.
Production Credits:Photographed by Oliver Stapleton ; film editor, Mick Audsley ; music by Ludus Tonalis ; designed by Hugo Luczyc Wyhowski ; costume design, Lindy Hemming.