Brick Lane [2007]

See Larger Image	List Price: £17.99 Our Price: £4.98 Availability: Usually dispatched within 24 hours Manufacturer: Optimum Home Entertainment Starring: Tannishta Chatterjee, Satish Kaushik, Christopher Simpson Directed By: Sarah Gavron Average Customer Rating:


Aspect Ratio: 1.77:1 Audience Rating: Suitable for 15 years and over Binding: DVD EAN: 5055201802262 Format: PAL Label: Optimum Home Entertainment Manufacturer: Optimum Home Entertainment Number Of Items: 1 Publisher: Optimum Home Entertainment Region Code: 2 Release Date: 2008-03-10 Running Time: 98 Studio: Optimum Home Entertainment Theatrical Release Date: 2007
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Spotlight customer reviews: Customer Rating: Summary: Slightly disappointed Comment: Having read and enjoyed the book, I was slightly disappointed in that I felt the treatment was too downbeat, particularly when we are introduced to the London setting. I also felt that some distinctions were too sharply drawn. Yes, past life on the sub-continent should be portrayed as idyllic, but the husband came across as "too wrong" (even though, if my arm were twisted, I would choose his as the best performance). Where were the nuances (like seeing Torville and Dean on TV and being excited by the shortness of attire)? I feel like I need to read the novel again, to see if I was mistaken (good move, in any case). Reviewers have commented generically on the acting, but I would commend the two children as well as the adults; and a word about the excellent ethnic theme and background music. Customer Rating: Summary: Cheating Bangladeshi Wife Comment: "Brick Lane" is a quality drama set in a Bangladeshi community in a council estate in East London. An attractive but submissive wife lives with her overweight, iconoclastic husband and her two daughters and reminisces about happier days in Bangladesh before having an affair with a dashing young Muslim militant for whom she makes clothes alterations as a means of supplementing the family income. After longing to return to Bangladesh and be reunited with her beloved sister, she comes to appreciate the qualities of her humble London home and becomes reluctant to join her husband on the plane back to Dhakar."Brick Lane" is well acted and filmed and is an entertaining and often absorbing tale of life among immigrant folk. Customer Rating: Summary: FANTASTIC FILM.....A MUST WATCH Comment: Really..really...really fantastic film. It shows how many women from Pakistan and Bangladesh living in the UK were promised of manythings, but in reality under the Pakistani & Bangladeshi culture they face very hard life under married life. Its a great film, you must buy it and watch it, it will open your eyes and bring the truth home. Customer Rating: Summary: Perfect companion for the book. Comment: When a novel is adapted for the screen it is almost always the case that book-fans will vent their disappointments. However, having enjoyed the book, I feel the film is a fantastic companion to the Monica Ali's novel. As a couple of reviewers point out, there is a lot missing in the film from the novel, and as a result I would recommend reading the book first, as it helps to give further depths to the characters in the film. Yet with the understanding gained from reading the book, the film is deeply moving and the characters of Nazneen and Chapu, in particular, are brilliantly illustrated. If you are a fan of the book, do not hestitate to watch this film. Customer Rating: Summary: What a good film Comment: I decided to watch this film just on the recommendation of one TV review, and was not disappointed. Yes the story was light and to be honest, one which has been told many times before, but it was filmed with sympathy and accuracy. One or two charachters were in danger occassionally of being a little one dimensional, but the film always pulled back before this became too much. The main crux was the clash of different viewpoints and responces to one muslim family, in the wake of 9/11, but it was more than that. Each individual had their own story, their own personal demons and secrets, and as the story unravelled, these interacted on each other, via the central charachter of the mother, I was firghtened for individuals, happy for them and ran each mile with them in turn. I cannot say that for too many films, but this one was a surprise, and well worth watching. I would recommend it to anyone, give it a go. More Reviews