"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:

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

Filmpreise:

1 win & 6 nominations

Nutzerkommentare:

Excellent adaptation of Kureishi's novel

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
John McEnery	...	Uncle Ted
Susan Fleetwood	...	Eva Kay
Jason Watkins	...	Terry
Henrietta Bass	...	Carol
Tom Gregory	...	The Fish
Vicky Murdock	...	Helen
William Chubb	...	Richard
Bob Wellings	...	TV Interviewer
Amanda Root	...	First TV Producer
Philip Franks
Ian Barritt
Michael Lumsden
Mark Sproston
Noriko Aida	...	Shinko
Sarah Neville	...	Marlene Pyke
Daniel Flynn	...	Simon
übrige Besetzung in alphabetischer Reihenfolge:
Geoffrey Beevers	...	Carl
Helen Blatch	...	Pyke's Maid
David Bradley	...	Helen's father
Abigail Canton	...	Frankie
Joe Duttine	...	Stage Manager (episode 3) (as Jo Duttine)
Susie Fairfax	...	Script Editor
Kim Fenton	...	John
Jane Galloway	...	Journalist
Michael Gardiner	...	Sean Brisby
Sally George	...	Joanna
Max Gold	...	Frank
Omar Gonga	...	Baby Leila
Caroline Harding	...	New York Interpreter
Shirley King	...	Marianne
Syreeta Kumar	...	First Night Gril
Richard Leaf	...	Photographer
Moti Makan	...	Funeral Mourner
Keith Osborn	...	Boyd
Dariel Pertwee	...	Louise
Martin Rayner	...	Tony Bell
Mark Strong	...	Second TV Producer
Julia Tarnoky	...	Designer
Cathy White	...	Jane

Regie
Roger Michell

Buch (In alphabetischer Reihenfolge)
Hanif Kureishi		novel
Hanif Kureishi		screenplay

Produktion
Anna Kalnars	....	associate producer
Kevin Loader	....	producer

Originalmusik
David Bowie

Kamera
John McGlashan

Schnitt
Kate Evans

Szenenbild
Roger Cann

Maske/Frisuren
Marilyn MacDonald	....	makeup designer

Regieassistenten
Chris Ballantyne	....	first assistant director
Kas Braganza	....	third assistant director

Ausstattung (Stab)
Graham Bishop	....	production buyer
Catherine Davis	....	set decorator: USA

Ton Stab
Michael Narduzzo	....	dubbing mixer

Stunts
Marc Cass	....	stunts

Casting (Stab)
Barbie Wilde	....	extras casting (uncredited)

Restlicher Stab
Paul Brodrick	....	location manager
Diana Brookes	....	script supervisor

Produktionsfirmen

• British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Verleihfirmen

• BBC Worldwide Americas (1994) (USA)

Länge:

222 Min | UK:65 Min (4 episodes)

Produktionsland:

UK

Sprache:

Englisch

Farbe:

Farbe

Tonverfahren:

Mono

Firma:

British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Excellent adaptation of Kureishi's novel

Naveen Andrews, probably best known to American audiences as the Indian bomb expert in "The English Patient," plays Karim, a young London high schooler in the 1970's. Karim is caught between loyalties to his mother and his father, who are going through a messy split. Susan Fleetwood is notable as the father's mistress, whose son might or might not be the hottest thing to hit the music scene since Bowie.

The amazing thing about "Buddha..." is the depth of characterization. The secondary characters, and there are at least fifteen, all have their own struggles and histories. Karim floats through his world, trying to be everything to each character -- a friend, a confidant, a lover, a good son, a loyal nephew -- and finds that he can't satisfy everyone. Pay close attention to each story, such as the arranged marriage between Jamila and Changez. It's a comedy of errors orchestrated by her traditional parents that's wonderfully out-of-place for the characters who see themselves liberated members of the "me" generation.

Though this is a mini-series rather than a film, the production values are pretty good. It would be a good idea to rent it for two nights, since it's long. And since it was made for TV anyway, the small screen is just right. (It was shown on a big screen at the San Francisco Gay & Lesbain film festival.)