| Edition |
Director-approved DVD special edition. |
| Description |
1 videodisc (98 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 folded-out insert. |
| Playing Time |
013800 |
| Physical Medium |
DVD video 4 3/4 in. rda |
| Description |
digital optical monaural Dolby Digital 1.0 rda |
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laser optical NTSC rda |
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video file DVD video Region 1 rda |
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Motion pictures lcgft |
| Series |
The Criterion collection ; 767 |
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Criterion collection (DVD videodiscs) ; 767.
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| System Details |
DVD, NTSC region 1, widescreen (1.66:1) presentation; Dolby Digital monaural. |
| Cast |
Saeed Jaffrey, Roshan Seth, Daniel Day Lewis, Gordon Warnecke, Derrick Branche, Shirley Anne Field. |
| Credits |
Photographed by Oliver Stapleton ; film editor, Mick Audsley ; music by Ludus Tonalis ; designed by Hugo Luczyc Wyhowski ; costume design, Lindy Hemming. |
| Note |
Originally released as a motion picture in 1985. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: R. |
| Summary |
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), 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. |
| Note |
Special features: Stephen Frears (director Stephen Frears talks to producer Colin MacCabe about the making of the film); Hanif Kureishi (the author discusses the film's inspirations and the impact of its success), Tim Bevan and Sarah Radclyffe (the producers discuss the film that changed their careers); Oliver Stapleton (the cinematographer discusses working with Frears); Trailer. Plus: an essay on container insert "Postcolonialism in the wash" by film scholar Graham Fuller. |
| Language |
In English with optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH). |
| Subject |
Pakistanis -- England -- London -- Drama.
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Youth -- England -- London -- Drama.
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Self-service laundries -- England -- London -- Drama.
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Gay men -- England -- London -- Drama.
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Sexual minorities -- England -- London -- Drama.
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London (England) -- Drama.
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Gay men. (OCoLC)fst00939117
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Pakistanis. (OCoLC)fst01051228
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Self-service laundries. (OCoLC)fst01111930
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Sexual minorities. (OCoLC)fst01202158
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Youth. (OCoLC)fst01183341
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England -- London.
(OCoLC)fst01204271
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| Genre/Form |
Comedy films.
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Feature films.
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Fiction films.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Feature films -- Great Britain.
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Comedy films. (OCoLC)fst01710291
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Drama. (OCoLC)fst01423879
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Feature films. (OCoLC)fst01710384
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Fiction films. (OCoLC)fst01710264
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired. (OCoLC)fst01710450
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| Added Author |
Frears, Stephen, film director, interviewee (expression)
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Kureishi, Hanif, screenwriter, interviewee (expression)
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Radclyffe, Sarah, 1950- film producer, interviewee (expression)
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Bevan, Tim, film producer, interviewee (expression)
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Jaffrey, Saeed, 1929-2015, actor.
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Seth, Roshan, 1942- actor.
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Day-Lewis, Daniel, actor.
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Warnecke, Gordon, actor.
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Branche, Derrick, 1947- actor.
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Field, Shirley-Anne, 1938- actor.
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Stapleton, Oliver, director of photography, interviewee (expression)
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Audsley, Mick, editor of moving image work.
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Tonalis, Ludus, composer (expression)
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Luczyc-Wyhowski, Hugo, production designer.
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Hemming, Lindy, costume designer.
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MacCabe, Colin, interviewee (expression)
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Fuller, Graham, 1956- writer of supplementary textual content.
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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, production company.
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Working Title Films, production company.
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SAF Productions, production company.
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Channel Four Films (Firm), production company.
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Criterion Collection (Firm), film distributor.
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| Standard No. |
715515151818 |
| ISBN |
168143024X |
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9781681430249 |
| Music No. |
CC2512D The Criterion Collection |
