My Beautiful Laundrette | 1985
- Locations |
- London
- DIRECTOR |
- Stephen Frears
Yes, I know the correct spelling is launderette. Take it up with writer Hanif Kureishi.
Young Asian entrepreneur Omar (Gordon Warnecke) employs old school pal, and one-time racist, Johnny (Daniel Day Lewis) to make sock-washing a feelgood experience in this little gem of a movie, which captures so much of the spirit of 80s Britain.
It's set around Wandsworth, southwest London, though the home of Omar and his world-weary dad (Roshan Seth) is 239 Queenstown Road at Ravenet Street in Battersea.
The railway bridge, under which Omar first sees Johnny with his racist pals, is over Stewarts Road, near Ascalon Street, Wandsworth, SW8.
In reality, ‘Powders' launderette itself used to be Low Gear second hand store, 11 Wilcox Road, SW8, off Wandsworth Road, which was, at the time, two doors away from... a launderette. It went through several more incarnations including this Caribbean grocery store but the premises has now been demolished.
