Hanif Kureishi
Nacimiento : 1954-12-05, London, England, UK
Historia
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Hanif Kureishi CBE (born December 5, 1954) is an English playwright, screenwriter and filmmaker, novelist and short story writer. The themes of his work have touched on topics of race, nationalism, immigration, and sexuality. In 2008, The Times named Kureishi in their list of "The 50 greatest British writers since 1945".
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Writer
Set in London during the Thatcher years, My Beautiful Laundrette tells the story of young British Pakistani, Omar, who transforms his Uncle’s run-down laundrette into a thriving business. After being confronted by a fascist gang, Omar recognises school friend Johnny and uses their history to diffuse the situation. As they renovate the laundrette together, love blossoms between them.
Self
The comedy pioneer behind the Goon Show, Dr Strangelove and the Pink Panther series is explored in depth in this film, surveying his meteoric rise to fame and troubled personal life.
This interview filmed in 2015 for Criterion, and has the writer talk about his life in London, the role Margaret Thatcher played in this screenplay, casting the actors, and working on the film My Beautiful Laundrette.
Writer
Narra la historia de Nick y Meg, una pareja de maduros profesores británicos, con los hijos ya independizados, que deciden regresar a la romántica París muchos años después de su luna de miel para intentar revitalizar su matrimonio.
Self
Directed by BAFTA Award winner Hamish Hamilton, the movie was filmed during the closing night of the V&A installation and features appearances by Pulp leader Jarvis Cocker, fashion designer Kansai Yamamoto, and more, as well as insight from David Bowie Is curators Victoria Broackes and Geoffrey Marsh.
Screenplay
Maurice, Ian y Donald son tres jubilados que se reúnen todos los días en su bar preferido para tomar una copa, lamentar la situación mundial e intercambiar comentarios. La edad ha ralentizado sus cuerpos pero no sus ágiles mentes.
Director Don Boyd's portrayal of the extraordinary love story between a retired bus driver from Croydon and a retired teacher from Chelsea. One took to cruising public toilets and succumbed to drug addiction, crime and prison before personal rehabilitation. The other moved in a social sphere of dinner parties and T S Eliot readings at the seaside, yet had struggles of a different kind. (Storyville)
Writer
Tras la muerte de su marido, May (Anne Reid), una mujer madura que vive en las afueras de la ciudad, va a Londres a ver a su familia. Durante su estancia, se ve arrastrada por la ajetreada vida de sus hijos. En la gran ciudad, lejos de su hogar, May tiene la impresión de haberse convertido en una de esas mujeres invisibles para los demás y cuya vida ya está acabada. Pero, de repente, se enamora de Darren, un hombre al que le dobla la edad (Daniel Craig) y que se acuesta con su hija.
Novel
Una pareja de desconocidos mantiene encuentros furtivos de carácter puramente sexual. Ella va a verlo los miércoles por la tarde y sólo quiere sexo. Apenas hablan ni se hacen preguntas. Ninguno sabe nada del otro. Llega un momento en que ella ya no sube a la casa, sino que baja directamente al sótano sin amueblar, donde él ha cubierto el suelo de mantas y edredones. Pero, de repente, el hombre siente curiosidad por conocer la vida de ella.
Screenplay
La situación económica de un escritor francés, que reside en Londres, es tan acuciante que no ve otra salida que hacerse gigoló.
Story
Pakistani taxi-driver Parvez and prostitute Bettina find themselves trapped in the middle when Islamic fundamentalists decide to clean up their local town.
Writer
Pakistani taxi-driver Parvez and prostitute Bettina find themselves trapped in the middle when Islamic fundamentalists decide to clean up their local town.
Writer
For want of a nail a shoe was lost, for want of a shoe... a young man's life is almost lost, which is exactly what this film is all about: a man barely twenty who wants desperately to pull out of London's drug world by taking a job as a waiter in a 'normal' restaurant. But to do this he must come up with a "sensible" pair of shoes, an item that his homeless meanderings hasn't provided him.
Director
For want of a nail a shoe was lost, for want of a shoe... a young man's life is almost lost, which is exactly what this film is all about: a man barely twenty who wants desperately to pull out of London's drug world by taking a job as a waiter in a 'normal' restaurant. But to do this he must come up with a "sensible" pair of shoes, an item that his homeless meanderings hasn't provided him.
Screenplay
Sammy and Rosie are an unconventional middle-class London married couple. They live in the midst of inner-city chaos, surround themselves with intellectual street people, and sleep with everybody - except each other! Things become interesting when Sammy's father, Rafi, who is a former Indian government minister, comes to London for a visit. Sammy, Rosie, and Rafi try to find meaning through their lives and loves.
Writer
Omar, un joven inglés de origen paquistaní, empieza a dirigir la lavandería de su tío con la ayuda de Johnny, un antiguo compañero de clase, el típico hooligan inglés que no quiere trabajar y se dedica a amenazar a los inmigrantes. Además de dirigir la lavandería, Omar y Johnny reanudan la amistad que los unía cuando eran estudiantes. Su relación de amantes profundamente enamorados escandaliza a sus respectivas familias.
Author
Omar, un joven inglés de origen paquistaní, empieza a dirigir la lavandería de su tío con la ayuda de Johnny, un antiguo compañero de clase, el típico hooligan inglés que no quiere trabajar y se dedica a amenazar a los inmigrantes. Además de dirigir la lavandería, Omar y Johnny reanudan la amistad que los unía cuando eran estudiantes. Su relación de amantes profundamente enamorados escandaliza a sus respectivas familias.
