Sammy and Rosie Get Laid
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| Sammy and Rosie Get Laid | |
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| Directed by | Stephen Frears |
| Written by | Hanif Kureishi |
| Starring | Shashi Kapoor Frances Barber "Rosie" Ayub Khan-Din "Sammy" Roland Gift "Danny" |
| Cinematography | Oliver Stapleton |
| Distributed by | Cinecom Pictures |
| Release date(s) | 13 September 1987 |
| Running time | 101 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Sammy and Rosie Get Laid (1987) is a film directed by Stephen Frears, with a screenplay by Hanif Kureishi; features Fine Young Cannibals singer Roland Gift in one of his earliest screen appearances.
[edit] Plot synopsis
Sammy (Ayub Khan-Din) and Rosie (Frances Barber) are husband and wife, both leading a promiscuous bohemian lifestyle until Sammy's father (Shashi Kapoor) comes to visit to escape "past issues".
[edit] Analysis
The movie addresses several recurring themes, including:
- parents living through their children;
- children repeating their parents' mistakes;
- "tit for tat" affairs in marriage being damaging to both parties of the relationships, and the cycle only being broken by forgiveness;
- sex without love being unfulfilling and ultimately destructive.
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