''My Beautiful Laundrette'' (Stephen Frears)

Stephen Frears is mostly know for his break-out success of his film ''My Beautiful Laundrette'' in 1985.

The other films Stephen directed are:

• Dangerous Liaisons (1988)
• High Fidelity (2000)
• Oscar-winning ''The Queen'' (2006)

His first film, ''The Burning'' made in 1967 was an adaptations of a short story by Roland Starke and is told from the perspective of a young boy living in South Africa during the apartheld era.


Stephen Frears said ''The problem with making your first film is that you really don't have a clue what you're doing.

''The Burning'' came about at a time when he was doing golden apprenticeship under directors.

How is the directors style shown?

This director has a style of using a lot of dialogue comparing to Shane Meadows. Also this director has some shot that are really not important as we already know what is going on. However Stephen Frears is very creative when it comes to the shots and angles we see a different range of angles and shots through the film therefore it makes it more interesting to watch. Also the directors really don't use as much sound as Shane Meadows which shows his style is very different to others.

What have you learnt about how this film was made?

As the film had lots dialogue therefore I concentrated more on the shots which I think I can use in my short film as the shots are creative and taken from different angles which will help me to give me ideas and tell my story in a creative way to which it will capture the audience.

How have this film captured the audience?

This film captures audience by the use of variety angles and shots throughout the film. The other way this film captured the audience is through the narrative as this film is powerful about issues of race, culture, sexuality, and class in London.

About the director:

• English film director
• Won several BAFTA awards
• After graduation he worked as an assistant director on Morgan! (1966)