Hanif Kureishi

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Heavy Rain
2

Heavy Rain

Feb 23, 2010

Heavy Rain
2010 7 min 1 vues
A powerful short documentary inspired by the launch of the genre breaking PlayStation 3 title HEAVY RAIN. 

Directed by the acclaimed filmmaker Neil LaBute, the seven minute short was filmed in London, LA & Paris and asks leading luminaries, 'How far would you go to save someone you love?' 

Tears
1

Tears

Jan 01, 1986

Tears
1986 26 min 1 vues
Why do we cry? Can men cry too? When are tears acceptable and when are they not?
Documentary
Laughter
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Laughter

Jan 01, 1986

Laughter
1986 26 min 1 vues
Examines laughter, its representation in film and its day to day function. Well known people from various backgrounds discuss the issue and what it means to them.
Documentary
Rage
1

Rage

Jan 01, 1986

Rage
1986 26 min 1 vues
Explores rage, its function and its representation in film. Why does rage occur, how does it differ between people and how do children feel about it? Also questions if rage can ever be a constructive emotion.
Documentary
David Bowie Is Happening Now
5.8

David Bowie Is Happening Now

Aug 13, 2013

David Bowie Is Happening Now
2013 99 min 5 vues
DAVID BOWIE IS… une visite filmée de l’exposition du Victoria & Albert Museum (V&A) de Londres, une expérience visuelle et sonore… artistique et décalée. Cette visite filmée et guidée offre au spectateur un accès et un regard privilégiés à travers l’itinéraire riche et fascinant de plus de 300 objets uniques, dévoilés et racontés par des invités spéciaux, artistes et autres collaborateurs, sans oublier un coup de projecteur sur les vidéos les plus mémorables de cet avant-gardiste. Le film est réalisé par Hamish Hamilton, auteur de nombreux films d’événements musicaux comme les concerts d­­e U2, Madonna, Beyoncé, The Rolling Stones, etc. ou encore les Cérémonies d’ouverture et de clôture des Jeux Olympiques de Londres en 2012.
Documentary
In My Own Words: Hanif Kureishi
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In My Own Words: Hanif Kureishi

Jun 15, 2024

In My Own Words: Hanif Kureishi
2024 45 min 1 vues
Using a trove of archive photographs and film, Kureishi reflects on his father’s experiences as an immigrant in the post-war years, his own youth and entry into the world of theatre, the tumult around the publication of The Satanic Verses and its continued reverberations, and how he has transformed the life around him into a work of art.
Documentary
Andrew and Jeremy Get Married
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Andrew and Jeremy Get Married

Jan 01, 2004

Andrew and Jeremy Get Married
2004 75 min 1 vues
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)
Documentary
Hanif Kureishi Interview
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Hanif Kureishi Interview

Jul 21, 2015

Hanif Kureishi Interview
2015 17 min 1 vues
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.
Documentary
Venus
6.6

Venus

Sep 02, 2006

Venus
2006 95 min 145 vues
Comedy
My Son the Fanatic
5

My Son the Fanatic

Oct 21, 1997

My Son the Fanatic
1997 88 min 13 vues
Pakistani taxi-driver Parvez and prostitute Bettina find themselves trapped in the middle when Islamic fundamentalists decide to clean up their local town.
Drama
My Son the Fanatic
5

My Son the Fanatic

Oct 21, 1997

My Son the Fanatic
1997 88 min 13 vues
Pakistani taxi-driver Parvez and prostitute Bettina find themselves trapped in the middle when Islamic fundamentalists decide to clean up their local town.
Drama
Un week-end à Paris
6.2

Un week-end à Paris

Oct 04, 2013

Un week-end à Paris
2013 93 min 134 vues
Pakistani taxi-driver Parvez and prostitute Bettina find themselves trapped in the middle when Islamic fundamentalists decide to clean up their local town.
Comedy
London Kills Me
6.1

London Kills Me

Dec 13, 1991

London Kills Me
1991 107 min 11 vues
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.
Comedy
London Kills Me
6.1

London Kills Me

Dec 13, 1991

London Kills Me
1991 107 min 11 vues
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.
Comedy
Mauvaise passe
5.3

Mauvaise passe

Nov 17, 1999

Mauvaise passe
1999 100 min 23 vues
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.
Drama
Intimité
6.3

Intimité

Jan 20, 2001

Intimité
2001 119 min 514 vues
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.
Romance
The Mother
6.1

The Mother

Nov 14, 2003

The Mother
2003 112 min 56 vues
Describes the work of a cameraman who has been forced to take on work filming executions of kidnapped Westeners in the Middle East.
Drama
My Beautiful Laundrette
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My Beautiful Laundrette

Sep 20, 2020

My Beautiful Laundrette
2020 126 min 1 vues
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.
Reel Britannia
8.5

Reel Britannia

Jun 30, 2022

Reel Britannia
2022 min 2 vues
Comedian Nick Helm narrates this bold new documentary series exploring the dramatic history of British cinema. Discover how cinema held a mirror up to society from 1960 through to the 00s.
Documentary
In My Own Words
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In My Own Words

Sep 30, 2024

In My Own Words
2024 min 1 vues
Get up close to artists, writers, actors, comedians and poets – and discover both what fires their imaginations and the forces that have shaped their extraordinary lives.
Documentary
In My Own Words
6.2

In My Own Words

Nov 24, 1993

In My Own Words
1993 min 14 vues
Karim is 17 years old and lives in a South London suburb with his English mother and Pakistani father, who has become a kind of spiritual guru to his middle-class neighbours. Karim wants to explore his cultural roots, in the hope that he will achieve sexual and racial self-realisation.
Comedy
In My Own Words
6.2

In My Own Words

Nov 24, 1993

In My Own Words
1993 min 14 vues
Karim is 17 years old and lives in a South London suburb with his English mother and Pakistani father, who has become a kind of spiritual guru to his middle-class neighbours. Karim wants to explore his cultural roots, in the hope that he will achieve sexual and racial self-realisation.
Comedy
In My Own Words
6.2

In My Own Words

Nov 24, 1993

In My Own Words
1993 min 14 vues
Karim is 17 years old and lives in a South London suburb with his English mother and Pakistani father, who has become a kind of spiritual guru to his middle-class neighbours. Karim wants to explore his cultural roots, in the hope that he will achieve sexual and racial self-realisation.
Comedy