Brick lane

Brick lane

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Nazneen is a young Bangladeshi woman who arrives in London during the 1980s. She leaves behind her beloved sister and home, for an arranged marriage and a new life. In a loveless marriage to the middle aged Chanu, she feels trapped within the four walls of her flat in East London. She begins to fear...

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Corporate Authors: FilmFour (Firm), Ingenious Film Partners (Firm), UK Film Council., Ruby Films (Firm), Sony Pictures Classics (Firm), Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm)
Other Authors: Gavron, Sarah. (Director), Owen, Alison, 1961- (Producer), Collins, Chris, 1962-2014. (Producer), Morgan, Abi. (Screenwriter), Jones, Laura, 1951- (Screenwriter), Chatterjee, Tannishtha. (Actor), Kaushik, Satish. (Actor), Simpson, Christopher, 1975- (Actor), Ali, Monica, 1967-
Format: Video DVD
Language:English
French
Published:Culver City, Calif. : Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, [2009]
Edition:Widescreen edition.
Subjects:
Ali, Monica, > 1967- > Film adaptations.
Arranged marriage > England > London > Drama.
Married women > England > London > Drama.
Man-woman relationships > England > London > Drama.
Women immigrants > England > Drama.
Women > Bangladesh > Social conditions > Drama.
Fiction films.
Film adaptations.
Feature films > India.
Feature films > Great Britain.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
DVD-Video discs.
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Summary:Nazneen is a young Bangladeshi woman who arrives in London during the 1980s. She leaves behind her beloved sister and home, for an arranged marriage and a new life. In a loveless marriage to the middle aged Chanu, she feels trapped within the four walls of her flat in East London. She begins to fear that her soul is quietly dying. Meanwhile, her sister Hasina, continues to live a carefree life back in Bangladesh. Nazneen struggles to accept her lifestyle and tries to keep her head down in spite of life's blows. She soon discovers that life cannot be avoided and she is forced to confront life the day that the hotheaded young Karim comes knocking at her door.
Item Description:Based on the novel by Monica Ali.
Originally released as a motion picture in 2007.
Special features: commentary with director Sarah Gavron and actress Tannishtha Chatterjee; interview with Sarah Gavron; deleted scenes; interview with Tannishtha Chatterjee and Christopher Sampson; Exploring Brick Lane featurette; interview with Satish Koushik; scene specific commentaries.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (approximately 102 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD, region 1, anamorphic widescreen (2.35:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround.
Awards:C.i.c.a.e. award, San Sebastian International Film Festival (2007), Alfred Dunhill Award for new talent, London Film Festival (2008)
Production Credits:Director of photography, Robbie Ryan ; editor, Melanie Oliver ; music, Jocelyn Pook.
ISBN:1435918436
9781435918436
FOLIO Link:View instance in FOLIO

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