MY BEAUTIFUL LAUNDRETTE

UK, 1985, COLOR, DCP, 97’,  ENGLISH, URDU

An unconventional love story between an upstart young Pakistani and a vagrant Londoner, and a poignant political commentary on Thatcher’s England, this landmark film introduced us to the then undiscovered talent of Daniel Day Lewis, the insightful pen of Hanif Kureishi and one of the most important English filmmakers. Neither overtly political nor militantly queer, the film recreated an authentic picture of English society in the 1980s. Nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay, Frears’ work reignited global interest for British social realist cinema, and in its quiet way pushed the envelope of a queer culture that until then was sending its love notes from the fringes.

DIRECTOR: Stephen Frears
SCREENWRITER: Hanif Kureishi
DoP: Oliver Stapleton
MUSIC: Ludus Tonali
EDITOR: Mick Audsley
PRINCIPAL CAST: Daniel Day-Lewis, Garry Cooper, Gordon Warnecke, Richard Graham, Saeed Jaffrey, Roshan Seth

STEPHEN FREARS
A prolific English director and producer, born in 1941. He studied Law in Cambridge. From the late 1960s he built a huge career, full of television productions and from the mid-1980s he graced British, European and world cinema. Winner of an Emmy, BAFTA, César, European Academy Award, numerous honours and two Oscar nominations for Best Director. 

FILMOGRAPHY (SELECTED)
2022 The Lost King
2013 Philomena
2006 The Queen
2000 High Fidelity
1992 Hero
1990 The Grifters 
1988 Dangerous Liaisons
1985 My Beautiful Laundrette
1984 The Hit
1971 Gumshoe