My Beautiful Laundrette

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  • Thursday, Sep 11

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My Beautiful Laundrette

Presented on 35mm

An exploration of love, identity, and class in Thatcher-era London, My Beautiful Laundrette is a defining and enduring work of Queer and British cinema. Omar (Gordon Warnecke), a young British Pakistani man, attempts to transform a run-down laundrette into a thriving business with the unexpected help of his childhood friend and a former street punk, Johnny (Daniel Day-Lewis). As their partnership deepens into a tender and risky romance, this critically acclaimed, brutally funny film serves as a testament to the power of human connection. An international breakthrough for both Day-Lewis (who was named Best Supporting Actor by the National Board of Review) and director Stephen Frears, My Beautiful Laundrette earned an Academy Award nomination for Hanif Kureishi’s original screenplay.

"This is a uniquely plausible portrait of life in England, yet its appeal isn't limited to social realism— it also has a twist of buoyant fantasy and romance."
Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader
"It’s an enormous pleasure to see a movie that’s really about something, and that doesn’t lay on any syrupy coating to make the subject go down easily."
Pauline Kael, The New Yorker

This film is part of the Out There series.



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