![]() ![]() The film shows this frustration very well, contrasting it with the way his daughters are more relaxed and comfortable with their life in London. ![]() The hardship that Nazneen’s sister experiences highlights the effect of poverty on women’s lives while at the same showing her resilience.Ĭhanu, Nazneen’s husband, feels he could achieve more in life, aspiring to be more like his doctor friend, but he never got the success or promotion he felt he deserved. We hear of her sister falling in love, divorcing her husband, and living as a prostitute. Her sister’s life is contrasted with Nazneen’s mundane existence. It tries to show the connection that Nazneen has to Bangladesh through letters from her sister. ![]() Nazneen’s sexuality is explored, as is her work. The film also shows something of the experience of migrant Bengali women that is not often seen by the outside world. She watches life around her through net curtains. The strength of Monica Ali’s book, and now the film, lies in her ability to highlight the isolation that Nazneen feels as a machinist working from home. The film looks at the ordinary: the nothingness and the loneliness of living in London. The film focuses on her relationship with her husband, her young lover and her children. It describes the mundane world that Nazneen lives in, where very little happens. Brick Lane is the story of a woman who comes from a village in Bangladesh to live in Bangla town. ![]()
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