Event 55
Screening: My Beautiful Laundrette
Introduced by Hanif Kureishi
Venue: La Cárcel Cinemateca
An extraordinary love story written by the novelist Hanif Kureshi, which earned him an Oscar nomination. Omar, a young Pakistani who lives in London, starts running his uncle's laundry with the help of an old classmate, Johnny, now a delinquent punk. Their open relationship and love will scandalize the families involved.
Scriptwriter Hanif Kureishi will give a ten-minute introduction to the film, with consecutive translation from English into Spanish.
Director: Stephen Frears. Script: Hanif Kureishi. 1985. Duration: 97 mins.
O.V. in English with subtitles in Spanish
This event has taken place
IN COLLABORATION WITH TRES CULTURAS DEL MEDITERRÁNEO FOUNDATION
