Pleasantville Pride is thrilled to partner with the Jacob Burns Film Center for their special screening of My Beautiful Laundrette as part of their LGBTQ+ film series, Out There.
Friends of Pleasantville Pride can use promo code OUTTHERE25 to get $5 off per ticket (up to 2 tickets per order)
Join Pleasantville Pride for a post-screening Happy Hour at Take 3 Wine Bar & Café with 50% off wine! Meet neighbors, make new friends, and raise a glass to queer cinema!
1985. 98 m. Stephen Frears. Park Circus. UK. English/Urdu. Rated R.
An exploration of love, identity, and class in Thatcher-era London, My Beautiful Laundrette is a defining and enduring work of Queer and British cinema. Omar (Gordon Warnecke), a young British Pakistani man, attempts to transform a run-down laundrette into a thriving business with the unexpected help of his childhood friend and a former street punk, Johnny (Daniel Day-Lewis). As their partnership deepens into a tender and risky romance, this critically acclaimed, brutally funny film serves as a testament to the power of human connection. An international breakthrough for both Day-Lewis (who was named Best Supporting Actor by the National Board of Review) and director Stephen Frears, My Beautiful Laundrette earned an Academy Award nomination for Hanif Kureishi’s original screenplay. Presented on 35mm.
