Saturday 17 April 2021

Brick Lane (2007 Sarah Gavron)

'See you on Thursday?" Christopher Simpson says to Tannishtha Chatterjee, and it sounds like a line from Brief Encounter, which is then glimpsed on TV. And we somehow seem to be in In the Mood for Love territory again, too, especially with the beautifully designed colours of the interiors, and Robbie Ryan's frankly stunning photography. In the Mood for a Brief Encounter and a Bhaji.

And the loser husband Satish Kaushik, who goes to the meeting and actually says something worthwhile. In other words, Laura Jones and Abi Morgan's adaptation of Monica Ali's novel isn't as straightforward as you might think. We thought it was rather good.

With Naeema Begum and Lana Rahman as the girls, Lalita Ahmed as the money-lender.

Melanie Oliver cuts in those flashbacks to Bangladesh artfully.





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