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My son the fanatic [videorecording] / Miramax Films ; BBC Films in association with UGC Da International & the Arts Council of England present ; a Zephyr films production ; written by Hanif Kureishi ; produced by Chris Curling ; directed by Udayan Prasad. - Burbank, CA : Miramax Home Entertainment ; Distributed by Buena Vista Home Entertainment [1999?] - 1 videodisc (ca. 87 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.

Videodisc release of the 1998 motion picture. "Special features: Dolby Surround ; Widescreen (1.85:1), enhanced for 16 x 9 televisions"--Container. Based on the short story by Hanif Kureishi. Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired. "18327"--Container.

Parvez, played by Om Puri, is a reserved taxi driver who has spent 25 years in England building a life for himself and his family. Minoo, played by Gopi Desai, is Parvez's dutiful wife and Farid, played by Akbar Kurtha, is Parvez's teenage son, who is consumed with preserving his roots in a multicultural country. The stability of Parvez's home is disrupted when Parvez begins an illicit love affair with a local prostitute, Bettina, played by Rachel Griffiths, and a German business man, Schitz played
by Stellan Skarsgard, comes to town and challenges Parvez to live a more free lifestyle.

Intended audience: Rated.


Color recording system: NTSC.
DVD ; region 1 ; dolby digital ; dolby surround.


In English with English subtitles.

Best Supporting Actress 1998.

Standard No.: 1795100513

Publisher. No.: 18327 Miramax Home Entertainment

LC Class. No.: PR6061 U68 / M9 1997