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East Is East Review
(Damien O'Donnell)

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Fish and chips or chicken tikkaFor a cinema debut, director Damien O?Donald makes a mark upon british film-making with highly entertaining East is East.In East is East, the Asian community?s relationship to the British society as a whole is dealt with yet again ? but this time in a both original and humourous way. George Khan, a Pakistani father who arrived in England in 1937 is desperately trying to teach his seven children his - and what he considers to be their - culture. But having married an English woman, Mr. Khan soon realises how difficult this ?duty? can be. The the film could in fact be summed up in the opening scene : the father, swelling with pride, dresses his eldest son Nazir in beautifully embroidered traditionnal clothing for his wedding. Pride soon turns into embarrassement when Nazir walks out hours later on his arranged mariage. The strict and impatient father, superbly played by actor Om Puri, manages to be somewhat endearing, as he struggles to do what he thinks is right for his children. As things worsten, the children remind their father outright that they are English ? and have no intention of ever being anything else. The parent/offspring clash is omnipresent throughout the film, be it by funny ? although a bit cliché ? situations or moving confrontations. The children stick together by their disobedience (except for one son, Maneer, who is more docile) : they gleefully brandish a christian cross during neighbourhood celebrations, secretly munch bacon in the living room, and dread going to the mosk... Amidst this turmoil, Ella (Linda Bassett) plays a caught-in-the-middle mother who loves her husband but is tired of seeing her children trampled upon. She seems to do a fair share of the work in the family?s fish and chip shop ? wittily called ?The English Chippy?.Thus O?Donald cleverly confronts the audiance to both the father?s inner wrestle, mirrored by the troubles within the household, and the culture clash as a whole in the British society. The Khan family is trapped in between the traditionnal Asian community and the Anglo-saxon western culture. These major issues including religion and racism are approached with humour. The local churchman?s ?god bless? gets an ?Allah go with you? response from Mr. Khan.The portrayal is plausible, yet one can?t help wondering if it isn?t all slightly over the top. Sometimes the laughs seem inappropriate, the humour overdone in a grave situation. At times the film cannot find its way, the tone wavering between comedy and drama. As the film goes on, we laugh one minute and cringe the next. Nevertheless, O?Donald uses his view of 1971 England to make the audiance think, while smiling, about issues that remain crucial today. And it works.



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