Movie: My Beautiful Laundrette

[rose71]

Directed by Stephen Frears; screenplay by Hanif Kureishi; starring Gordon Warnecke, Daniel Day-Lewis, Saeed Jaffrey, and Roshan Seth; 1985 (rated R).

When I first read westernredcedar's delightful rec for Prick Up Your Ears, I was worried that my own choice--the British film My Beautiful Laundrette (1985)--might be redundant. But instead, I am declaring this

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[lyras]

Daniel Day Lewis has been my mental Sirius for years!

And thank you for the rec - I've seen bits of this film so often, but have somehow never got around to watching the entire thing in one go.

[rose71]

Yay! I'm glad to know that someone else is seeing Sirius as DDL! Do you remember what first gave you the idea? (Other than the long black hair and the complete genius?)

Yes, I hope you'll get a chance to watch the whole film. It really fits together wonderfully--all the characters and relationships develop in interesting & subtle ways.

[lyras]

:-) I've just always pictured Sirius as DDL, but the role that really does it for me is ?Gerry McGuire in In the Name of the Father (brilliant film, although uncomfortable watching if you're British, like me).

[rose71]

Oh yes, I agree about Name of the Father--a brilliant film, and good for picturing DDL as Sirius (long black hair, hyperactive intensity... and he's an unfairly accused convict). As an American, I didn't have to feel personally uncomfortable while watching the film. But, obviously, we have our own war prisons right now to feel uncomfortable about... though, so far, no really great movie dramas about them.

[liseuse]

Oh that film made me cry my eyes out. As did the book actually.

[lyras]

Me too - at least, the film did; I've not read the book. Should probably rectify that. To this day, the mere sight of Pete Postlethwaite can make me a little sniffly if I'm in the wrong mood...