"The Buddha of Suburbia" (1993) (mini)TV mini-series

Regisseur:

Roger Michell

Drehbuchautoren:

Hanif Kureishi (novel)
Hanif Kureishi (screenplay)

Premierendatum:

3. November 1993 (UK)

Genre:

Komödie | Drama

Plot:

Karim's mother is English and his father is Indian. Therefore Karim has some problems with life in British...

Plot Keywords:

Unfaithful Wife | Extramarital Affair | 1970s | 1980s | Adultery

Filmpreise:

1 win & 6 nominations

Nutzerkommentare:

Another Kurieshi accomplishment.

Besetzung

Naveen Andrews	...	Karim Amir
David Bamber	...	Shadwell
Harish Patel	...	Changez
Brenda Blethyn	...	Margaret Amir
Nisha Nayar	...	Jamila (as Nisha K. Nayar)
Surendra Kochar	...	Jeela
Badi Uzzaman	...	Anwar
Janet Dale	...	Auntie Jean
Jemma Redgrave	...	Eleanor
Roshan Seth	...	Haroon Amir
Shona Morris	...	Shona
Donald Sumpter	...	Matthew Pyke
Maureen Hibbert	...	Tracey
Assam Mamodeally	...	Allie Amir
Steven Mackintosh	...	Charlie Kay

Länge:

222 Min | UK:65 Min (4 episodes)

Produktionsland:

UK

Sprache:

Englisch

Farbe:

Farbe

Tonverfahren:

Mono

Firma:

British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Another Kurieshi accomplishment.

A very good adaptation of a great book. Fantastic performances, especially the wonderful Naveen Andrews, great depth of character, great writing. A story, really almost an epic one, of a young man coming to terms with his complex identity in the rapidly changing world of 70s England (suburbs and then london). The film didn't capture the atmosphere of the 70s as well as the book, but I suppose making it a real period piece would have distracted from the characters.

As usual, screenwriter /playwrite/ novelist Hanif Kureishi is brilliant in his portrayel of politics, sex, spirituality and fashion, and what happens when they start to become indistiguishible. I saw it actually as a series in England and was happy to see that was just as delightful as a whole, but I also recommend seeing it over two nights as its probably close to 4 hours all through. Also, the Bowie soundtrack is fantastic.