Director Stephen Frears discusses the socio-political environment in the United Kingdom during the '60s when he began his career and his relationship with Lindsay Anderson (Stephen Frears was an assistant on If....), some of the films that had an impact on his life and career (Jack Clayton's Room at the Top), his work at the BBC during the '70s, how the world he was a part of changed after Margaret Thatcher came to power, the main themes and conflicts in My Beautiful Laundrette, etc. The conversation, which is moderated by producer Colin MacCabe.
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