Tuesday, September 19, 2006
CONFLICTS
Today's NYTimes Best 1176 Film was an old favorite
My Beautiful Laundrette (1985)Stephen Frears directs an ensemble cast in a non-story film that highlights conflicts of race, class, age, gender, sexual orientation, tradition, business ethics, and probably four other things. This all takes place within a large Pakistani family in London. There is one outsider, Daniel Day-Lewis as the prodigious son's lover.
Taking all this into account, the film is very simple and sweet. We can see right though it. It is a wonderful walk through a strange land.
The people and events are all interesting and revealing.
You just have to see it.
Captivating.
I will give it a 5 out of Netflix5.
I have always thought it one of the best films I have ever seen; it is in my top hundred for sure. Maybe top ten.
