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starring: Naveen Andrews, David Bamber, Harish Patel, Brenda Blethyn, Nisha Nayardirected by: Roger Michell
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 9786304457955
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, HiFi Sound, NTSC
ISBN: 6304457952
Label: 20th Century Fox
Manufacturer: 20th Century Fox
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: 20th Century Fox
Release Date: June 03, 1997
Running Time: 222 minutes
Sales Rank: 39578
Studio: 20th Century Fox
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Rating: - Diversity and integration are one sole struggle
A surprising series from the BBC that comes to us from the rather distant time of 1993, but that speaks of the 1970s, the time of punk and the beginning of Margaret Thatcher who was already out when the mini series was produced. And they bring it out in 2007 in the DVD format. At last some may say. These time lags are very interesting because the meaning of the story is completely different according to the time you stand in. At the time of the arrival of Margaret Thatcher, the National Front was ... Read More
Rating:  - Finally on DVD
"The Buddha of Suburbia"
Finally on DVD
Amos Lassen
We finally get one of my favorite movies on DVD, "The Buddha of Suburbia". It has amazing performances and Naveen Andrews shows us depth in his characterization of a young man coming to terms with his identity in the world of the 1970's that is going through rapid changes.
Set in England, the film spans a decade, from the early 70's to the 80's when Margaret Thatcher became prime minister of Great Britain. ... Read More
Rating: - Five stars - four hours went by too fast!
This movie (miniseries, actually) remains on my top ten list of favorite films. The writing, the acting , the storyline, everything, just leaves me wanting to watch more (after four hours, that is saying a lot!). This film is inventive and captivating without a lot of special effects or high budget - it is just good. The basis of the story is the coming of age in 1960's London, of Kareem, (played by Naveen Andrews, from the English Patient) who is the son of and Englishwoman and Indian man. His place in ... Read More
Rating: - Buddha of Erotica
Wonderful BBC film adaptation of the Hanif Kureishi novel of the same name. The translation to the small screen worked well primarily because Kureishi himself co-wrote the screenplay.
A satirical witty look at bi-racial issues in the teeming London (and its suburbs) of the 1970's. The film is unexperimental on a cinematographic level but carried brilliantly by a well writen screenplay and superior acting.
Narrated from the perspective of a selfish young man, this is on the surface ... Read More
Rating: - Kureshi is spectacular!
Hanif Kureshi is one of the best contemporary authors on the shelf. the BBC's interpretation of his book does him justice! Buy it!
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