16 Nov 1985
My Beautiful Laundrette
A Pakistani Briton renovates a rundown laundrette with his male lover while dealing with drama within his family, the local Pakistani community, and a persistent mob of skinheads.
Le Maître d'école
After having lost his job for having saved a child accused of shop lifting, Frédéric Barbier decides to become a school teacher with some funny results.The great comedy actor Coluche is excellent as a simple school teacher.
Top Billed Cast
Coluche Gérard Barbier
Josiane Balasko Jacqueline Lajoie, depressed teacher
Jacques Debary School Director
Roland Giraud Monsieur Meignant, unionized teacher
Charlotte de Turckheim Charlotte, Gérard's fiancée
André Chaumeau Educational Advisor
Jean Champion School Inspector
Georges Staquet Gérard's father
Claude Bertrand Charlotte's father
Anne-Marie Jabraud Charlotte's mother
Yvette Petit Germaine, restaurant owner and Sophie's mother
Christian Bouillette Clothing Store Manager
Jacques Martial Léopold, nurse at the hospital where Jacqueline Lajoie is
Jean-Pierre Bagot Mayor and father of Nicolas
Patrice Dozier Clothing Store Customer
Monique Couturier Inspector's Secretary
Rémy Carpentier Monsieur Letournel
Marie Pillet Madame Letournel
Michel Pilorgé Albert
Yves Morgan-Jones Student's parent
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