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Movie: My Beautiful Laundrette
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 ( Read more... )
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 ( Read more... )
Yes, and they seem more real each time I re-watch the movie (which is fairly often). I suppose that most really good writers imagine back stories for their characters, but somehow the back story of Laundrette really comes alive in the characters' behavior.
I'm happy, but not surprised, that you like this film--it's all about urban communities! Go forth and re-watch.
Gary Oldman: yes, ironically he is more Sirius-like in Prick Up Your Ears than in the HP movies. I think his Sirius performance is a bit lazy--the idea seems to be, "Look, I'm actually a loving godfather instead of an evil murderer, so now I'll be nice and smiley!" I don't think he has any idea what book-Sirius is actually like--I've seen an interview where he says that he's only read Sorceror's Stone. Day-Lewis, on the other hand, would have read all the books and then lived in a cave for six months to prepare. (He's notorious for getting a bit too much into his roles.) Also, he's taller. As a short person myself, I shouldn't be saying this... but Oldman is just not tall enough to be Sirius. (Sorry for massive tangent, but I missed all the HP-casting discussions years ago.)
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I don't think he has any idea what book-Sirius is actually like--I've seen an interview where he says that he's only read Sorceror's Stone.
I've heard the same thing about the actor who plays Remus Lupin, and frankly, if you're going to invest that much time in the production of the movie and earn that much money, can't you spend a few hours reading the books? *cross* It's either lazy or extraordinarily snobbish, neither of which endears them to me. /judgmental Maggie I will have to give Prick Up Your Ears a try with an eye to Oldman.
Thanks, R! As I said earlier, I do love this this movie. It was fun just reading about it again. M.
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