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"Set within the Asian community in London, My Beautiful Launderette is an unusual love story concerned with identity and entrepreneurial spirit during the Thatcher years. Omar takes over the running of his wheeler-dealer uncle's launderette with the intention of turning it into a glittering palace of commercial success. When he employs childhood friend and ex-National Front member Johnny they become lovers as well as working partners. However complications soon ensue as the anger of Johnny's deserted gang begins to build and Omar is forced to face increasingly difficult family issues. [c.f. Cover notes]."@en
"In un quartiere periferico londinese popolato da asiatici vive il giovane pakistano Omar, che convince suo zio Nasser ad affidargli una sua lavanderia a gettoni che va male. Rilancerà l'esercizio - ribattezzato "Powders" - grazie all'aiuto di Johnny, con cui stringe un legame sentimentale. Ma questo è solo l'inizio di una lunga serie di peripezie. Tratto da una sceneggiatura dello scrittore anglo-indiano Hanif Kureishi e diretto da Stephen Frears, è una commedia agrodolce multietnica che racconta con grande lucidità e ironia la Londra anni '80 alle prese con tematiche quali l'omosessualità e il razzismo, sullo sfondo della politica economica dell'era tatcheriana."
"London in the 1980s. Omar is a clean-limbed young Pakistani with budding entrepreneurial instincts. He is encouraged by his ebullient uncle Nasser to take an interest in opening a laundrette. Omar's scholarly left-wing papa disapproves, but Omar pitches in, even hiring an old schoolyard adversary - the charming hooligan Johnny - to help him out. Together they make a success, as well as a sexual relationship. But Omar quickly comes to realise the constrictions of the ties that bind, and the consequences of biting the hand that feeds."@en
"Set within the Asian community in London, My beautiful Laundrette is an unusal love story concerned with identity and entrepreneurial spirit during the Thatcher years. Omar (Gordon Warnecke) takes over the running of his wheeler-dealer uncle's laundrette with the intention of turning it into a glittering palace of commercial success. When he employss childhood friend and ex-National Front member Johnny (Daniel Day-Lewis) they become lovers as well as working partners. However, complications soon ensue as the anger of Johnny's deserted gang begins to build and Omar is forced to face increasingly difficult family issues. (Quelle: Umschlag)."
"Set in the Pakistani community in south London, the film focuses on Johnny a working-class white, and Omar a Pakistani. Together they operate a beat-up laundrette. Johnny looks upon the laundrette as a life line on which to salvage his self-respect. Omar sees it as just the beginning step on the road to riches."@en
"Set in the Pakistani community in South London, the film focuses on two youths. Johnny is a working-class white whose punkish friends are members of the National Front, a fascist group of thugs. Omar, a Pakistani, lives with his left-leaning father, who spends most of his time in bed drinking vodka. Together they take take over a failing laundrette and turn it into a sleek neon moneymaker. While Johnny looks upon the laundrette as a life line on which to salvage his self-respect, Omar sees it as just the beginning step on the road to riches. Ooffers insights into the life of late 20th century Britain, Thatcherian capitalism, racism, and also depicts the racially mixed, gay love affair between the two men."
"Set within the Asian community in London, My beautiful laundrette is an unusual love story concerned with identity and entrepreneurial spirit during the Thatcher years. Omar takes over the running of his uncle's laundrette with the intention of turning it into a glittering palace of commercial success. When he employs a childhood friend and ex-national Front member Johnny they become lovers as well as partners. However complications ensue as the anger of Johnny's deserted gang begins to build and Omar is forced to face difficult family issues."@en
"Fils d'un immigrant pakistanais pauvre et amer, Omar obtient un emploi de son oncle Nasser, affairiste sans scrupules. Celui-ci lui confie la gérance d'une laverie automatique dans un quartier populaire de Londres. Parmi les jeunes voyous qui traînent dans les rues environnantes, Omar reconnaît Johnny, un ancien ami d'école. Il fait de lui son partenaire et, ensemble, ils entreprennent de donner à la laverie une apparence fraîche et pimpante. L'oncle Nasser songe même à un mariage entre Omar et sa fille ..."
"Omar, joven pakistaní, fascinado por su tío Nasser y por su esfera de poder y riqueza recibe una lavandería en ruinas para manejarla él solo. Llama a Johnny, compalero blanco de la escuela y juntos logran transformar la mediocre lavandería en un centro social, un palacio de ropa limpia, videos y música. Los negocios, los asuntos familiares y la atracción entre Omar y Johnny hacen esta película una auténtica muestra sobre la comunidad de Pakistán en el sur de Londres."
"In the Pakistani community of South London, a young man, Omar, is given a menial job by his uncle and eventually inherits a dilapidated launderette which he must manage. With the help of an old school chum, Johnny (now his lover), the business becomes a great success."@en
"A Londra il giovane pakistano Omar rileva una fatiscente lavanderia a gettoni cedutagli da uno zio ricco e furbo, e chiede aiuto all'ex compagno di scuola bianco Johnny, diventato punk e razzista. Isolati dai rispettivi clan a causa della loro amicizia, tra loro nasce l'amore (Mereghetti)."
""Retrato de la Inglaterra de los años ochenta a través de la relación de un joven pakistaní y un compañero de escuela blanco, que deciden llevar adelante un negocio en una zona de la periferia londinense.""
"Set in the Pakistani community in south London, the film focuses on two youths-- Johnny, a working-class white, and Omar, a Pakistani. Together they operate a laundrette, which Omar inherits from his uncle. While Johnny looks upon the laundrette as a life line on which to salvage his self-respect, Omar sees it as just the beginning step on the road to riches."@en
"Set in the Pakistani community in south London, the film focuses on two youths-- Johnny, a working-class white, and Omar, a Pakistani. Together they operate a laundrette, which Omar inherits from his uncle. While Johnny looks upon the laundrette as a life line on which to salvage his self-respect, Omar sees it as just the beginning step on the road to riches."
"Omar, un jeune pakistanais de la banlieue londonienne, obtient la gérance d'une laverie automatique à l'abandon. Pour la remettre en état, il fait appel à Johnny, un jeune délinquant, avec qui il entretient bientôt une relation amoureuse. Mais la famille d'Omar intervient et le somme d'épouser Tania, sa cousine."
"Set in the Pakistani community in south London, the film focuses on two youths--Johnny, a working-class white, and Omar, a Pakistani. Together they operate a laundrette, which Omar inherits from his uncle. While Johnny looks upon the laundrette as a life line on which to salvage his self-respect, Omar sees it as just the beginning step on the road to riches."
"Set in the Pakistani community in south London, the film focuses on two youths--Johnny, a working-class white, and Omar, a Pakistani. Together they operate a laundrette, which Omar inherits from his uncle. While Johnny looks upon the laundrette as a life line on which to salvage his self-respect, Omar sees it as just the beginning step on the road to riches."@en
"A story about the renovation and running of a South London laundrette. A funny, moving and sophisticated tale of family intrigue, racial tension, teenage love and ambition, wheeling and dealing and the immigrant experience."@en
"An offbeat comedy about the coming of age of a young man, Omar, in the topsy turvy world of South London. Omar's Uncle Nasser gives him a run-down laundromat to manage. Through cheating, hustling, and conniving, Omar and his lover, Johnny, raise enough money to turn the laundromat into a very successful 'Ritz of Laundrettes'."
"A young South London Asian manages his uncle's launderette, and falls in love with a white racist. (1985) "...funny, daring...constantly takes you by surprise.", Observer."@en
"A Londra il giovane pakistano Omar rileva una fatiscente lavanderia a gettoni cedutagli da uno zio ricco e furbo, e chiede aiuto all'ex compagno di scuola bianco Johnny, diventato punk e razzista. Isolati dai rispettivi clan a causa della loro amicizia, tra loro nasce l'amore. (Mereghetti)."@it
"A story about the renovation of a South London laundrette. A tale of family intrigue and the immigrant experience."@en
"Fils d'un immigrant pakistanais pauvre et amer, Omar obtient un emploi de son oncle Nasser, affairiste sans scrupules. Celui-ci lui confie la gérance d'une laverie automatique dans un quartier populaire de Londres. Parmi les jeunes voyous qui traînent dans les rues environnantes, Omar reconnaît Johnny, un ancien ami d'école. Il fait de lui son partenaire et, ensemble, ils entreprennent de donner à la laverie une apparence fraîche et pimpante. L'oncle Nasser songe même à un mariage entre Omar et sa fille."
"My beautiful laundrette follows the fortunes of handsome young Omar, who enlists the help of his English schoolfriend, and erstwhile fascist, Johnny, to transform a dilapidated laundrette into a veritable palace."@en
"A young South London Asian manages his uncles's laundrette and falls for a white racist boy. [Halliwell's]."@en
"Set within the Asian community in London, the film is an unusual love story concerned with identity and entrepreneurial spirit during the Thatcher years. Omar takes over the running of his wheeler-dealer uncle's laundrette with the intention of turning it into a glittering palace of commercial success. When he employs childhood friend and ex-National Front member Johnny, they become lovers as well as working partners. However, complications soon ensue as the anger of Johnny's deserted gang begins to build and Omar is forced to face increasingly difficult family issues."
""Omar takes over the running of his wheeler-dealer uncle's laundrette with the intention of turning it into a glittering palace of commercial success. When he employs childhood friend and ex-National Front member Johnny they become lovers as well as working partners. However, complications soon ensue as the anger of Johnny's deserted gang begins to build and Omar is forced to face increasingly different family issues.""@en
"A Pakistani living in England during the Thatcher years inherits a laundrette from his family. Together with his companion, he makes it a success. But trouble is only a step away..."
"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."@en
"Set in the Pakistani community in south London, this film focuses on two youths: Johnny, a working-class white, and Omar, a Pakistani. Together they operate a laundrette which Omar inherits from his uncle. Johnny looks upon the laundrette as a lifeline on which to salvage his self-respect, and Omar sees it as the first step on the road to riches."@en
"An examination of race relations and the economic state in Britain, centering on a pair of friends who take over a beat-up laundrette."@en