Review of My Beautiful Laundrette (1985) by John D — 08 Dec 2007

Daniel-Day Lewis in a movie writen by Hanif Kureishi, and directed by Frears; sounds good (and it is good).

This review of My Beautiful Laundrette (1985) was written by John D on 08 Dec 2007.

My Beautiful Laundrette has generally received positive reviews.

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