A triple landmark movie, historically significant in its depiction of homosexuality, racial diversity and Thatcher-era London, My Beautiful Laundrette was also a quintuple breakthrough for the director Stephen Frears, the writer Hanif Kureishi, the actor Daniel Day-Lewis, the composer Hans Zimmer and the production house Working Title. That\u2019s quite the legacy.<\/p>\n
Day-Lewis beat Gary Oldman, Tim Roth and, amazingly, Kenneth Branagh to the role of Johnny, a National Front punk who falls for Omar (Gordon Warnecke), a young Pakistani-British man. Together they transform a run-down launderette into \u201ca jewel in the jacksie of south London\u201d.<\/p>\n
\u2022 Imagine: Stephen Frears review \u2014 going behind the lens with cinema\u2019s great grump<\/a><\/p>\n Restored and rereleased to \u201ccelebrate its 40th spin cycle\u201d, the film blends realism and pizzazz with the assuredness for which Frears would become known, Day-Lewis deliberately channelling Clint Eastwood in a turn of charismatic stillness. Four decades on, the jewel still glistens. Two-for-one cinema tickets at Everyman<\/p>\n Times+ members can enjoy two-for-one cinema tickets at Everyman each Wednesday. Visit thetimes.com\/timesplus<\/a> to find out more.<\/p>\n Which films have you enjoyed at the cinema recently? Let us know in the comments and follow @timesculture<\/a> to read the latest reviews<\/p>\n
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