The Buddha of Suburbia
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From the novel by Hanif Kureishi.
"BBC Worldwide Ltd. Program."--Container.
Originally shown in four episodes on British television in 1993.
Naveen Andrews, Roshan Seth, Brenda Blethyn, Steven Mackintosh, Jemma Redgrave, David Bamber, Harish Patel, Nisha K. Nayar.
A bureaucrat becomes a suburban guru who marries a follower with a son who's a punk rocker named Charlie Hero. Consequently, the guru's son is propelled from his bland life into a series of erotic experiences in London. Set to a backdrop of politics, fashion, music, drugs, morality and race, Karim must netgotiate adolescence, a dysfunctional family and his own sexuality, as he seeks enlightenment on his own terms.
DVD ; aspect ratio 4:3 ; dolby digital ; region 1, NTSC, full screen.
Contents: Buddha of suburbia.
COMMUNITY REVIEWS
Good Soundtrack submitted by majean on August 2, 2020, 10:06pm Moves a little slow to completely hold my attention. I'm glad I saw it, but I do not need to watch it again.
LANGUAGE OPTIONS
Closed-captioned in English for the hearing impaired.
PUBLISHED
[Calif.] : Distributed in the USA and Canada by Warner Home Video, Inc., 2008.
Year Published: 2008
Description: 2 videodiscs (238 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language: English
Format: DVD
ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
1419866753
9781419866753
ADDITIONAL CREDITS
Michell, Roger, 1957-
Loader, Kevin.
Andrews, Naveen, 1969-
Seth, Roshan, 1942-
Blethyn, Brenda, 1946-
Mackintosh, Steven.
Redgrave, Jemma.
Bamber, David.
Patel, Harish.
Bowie, David.
Nayar, Nisha.
Kureishi, Hanif.
British Broadcasting Corporation.
BBC Video (Firm)
2 Entertain (Firm)
BBC Worldwide Ltd.
BBC Worldwide Americas, Inc.
Warner Home Video (Firm)
SUBJECTS
Kureishi, Hanif -- Film and video adaptations.
East Indians -- Great Britain -- Drama.
Buddhist converts -- Drama.
Fathers and sons -- Drama.
Suburban life -- Drama.
Nineteen seventies -- Drama.
London (England) -- Social life and customs -- 20th century -- Drama.
Television mini-series.
Fiction television programs.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.