Bibliograph

My beautiful laundrette., Channel 4 Films ; SAF Productions ; Working Title Films ; written by Hanif Kureishi ; produced by Sarah Radclyffe and Tim Bevan ; directed by Stephen Frears, Widescreen

Type

Label

My beautiful laundrette., Channel 4 Films ; SAF Productions ; Working Title Films ; written by Hanif Kureishi ; produced by Sarah Radclyffe and Tim Bevan ; directed by Stephen Frears, Widescreen

Language

eng

Characteristic

videorecording

Intended audience

MPAA rating: R

Main title

My beautiful laundrette.

Oclc number

52384695

Responsibility statement

Channel 4 Films ; SAF Productions ; Working Title Films ; written by Hanif Kureishi ; produced by Sarah Radclyffe and Tim Bevan ; directed by Stephen Frears

Runtime

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

Target audience

general

Technique

live action

resource.version

Widescreen

Classification

Contributor