Summary For want of a nail a shoe was lost, for want of a shoe... a young man's life is almost lost, which is exactly what this film is all about: a man barely twenty who wants desperately to pull out of London's drug world by taking a job as a waiter in a 'normal' restaurant. But to do this he must come up with a "sensible pair of shoes," an item that his homeless meanderings hasn't provided him. In fact, the shoes become a symbol of his striving to break away from those, like himself, who are caught up in the tragedy of drugs and lasciviousness which is so aptly described... sometimes graphically, always realistically... in this film. View more details
Directed : Hanif Kureishi
Written : Hanif Kureishi
Stars : Brad Dourif Justin Chadwick Fiona Shaw Naveen Andrews
Genres : Comedy Drama
Release date : Nov 21, 1991
Countries of origin : United Kingdom
Language : English
Filming locations : Trellick Tower, Golborne Road, Notting Hill, London, England, UK
Production companies : PolyGram Filmed Entertainment Channel Four Films Film Four International
Summary For want of a nail a shoe was lost, for want of a shoe... a young man's life is almost lost, which is exactly what this film is all about: a man barely twenty who wants desperately to pull out of London's drug world by taking a job as a waiter in a 'normal' restaurant. But to do this he must come up with a "sensible pair of shoes," an item that his homeless meanderings hasn't provided him. In fact, the shoes become a symbol of his striving to break away from those, like himself, who are caught up in the tragedy of drugs and lasciviousness which is so aptly described... sometimes graphically, always realistically... in this film. View more details
Genres : Comedy Drama
Release date : Nov 21, 1991
Countries of origin : United Kingdom
Language : English
Filming locations : Trellick Tower, Golborne Road, Notting Hill, London, England, UK
Production companies : PolyGram Filmed Entertainment Channel Four Films Film Four International
