ive seen the film and a play version at brighton arts festival a couple of years ago... have to say the play was better, theres just something more immediate about having people acting in front of you, and the film has dated quite badly. I think the 'issues' of the play are fairly equally weighted, its about race and homosexuality, and its political and romantic... that probably doesnt help much, its been a while since ive seen it.
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he choked on the olive in his dry martini there was dismay from the friends he was close to and it may sound funny but it wasnt supposed to
Not seen the film but doing and essay on 'The Buddha of Suburbia' a book by the guy who wrote 'My Beautiful Laundrette'. In 'The Buddha...' the central character is 'bisexual' but his sexuality is not really the issue. Although his race is important to (he is mixed race) its part of a wider question of identity and specifically the 'identity' of a mixed race person, born to an immigrant father, trying to find himself in a world where he has no real place to belong - he feels neither fully english nor fully Inidian and throughout the book you seem him negotiate between being 'British' and 'Black' and mostly failing.
Hope that is of some sort of help. If the essay isn't for now I have an essay you can read about Hanif Kureshi if you like. I could drop it in the ARC.
John x
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