Touch of Pink
| Touch of Pink | |
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DVD cover | |
| Directed by | Ian Iqbal Rashid |
| Produced by |
Martin Pope Jennifer Kawaja Julia Sereny |
| Written by | Ian Iqbal Rashid |
| Starring |
Jimi Mistry Suleka Mathew Kristen Holden-Ried Kyle MacLachlan |
| Music by | Andrew Lockington |
| Cinematography | David A. Makin |
| Edited by | Susan Maggi |
Production company |
Sienna Films Martin Pope Productions |
| Distributed by |
Mongrel Media (Canada) Redbus Film Distribution (UK) Sony Pictures Classics |
Release dates |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
| Country |
Canada United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $581,055[1] |
Touch of Pink is a 2004 Canadian-British gay-themed romantic comedy film written and directed by Ian Iqbal Rashid. The film takes its title from the Cary Grant film That Touch of Mink.
Plot
Alim is a young gay man. Born in Kenya and raised in Toronto, he moved to London to get away from his conservative upbringing. He faces the hardships of coming out to his widowed mother Nuru, as well as hardships in his relationship with his boyfriend Giles. Alim has an imaginary friend (or maybe a guardian angel or ghost friend, depending on how literally or symbolically one takes the film) who is supposedly Cary Grant, who gives Alim advice when Alim is in trouble. Unfortunately, the advice often seems to make more trouble.
Cast
- Jimi Mistry as Alim
- Suleka Mathew as Nuru Jahan
- Kristen Holden-Ried as Giles
- Kyle MacLachlan as Spirit of Cary Grant
- Veena Sood as Dolly
- Brian George as Hassan
- Liisa Repo-Martell as Delia
- Raoul Bhaneja as Khaled
- Malika Mendez as Sheruba
- Linda Thorson as Giles' mother
- Andrew Gillies as Raymond
- Dean McDermott as Alisdair Keith
Reception
"Touch of Pink" premiered at the 2004 Sundance Film Festival to great acclaim,[2] a bidding war, and eventually, a sale to Sony Picture Classics.
The film received mixed reviews in its theatrical release; the consensus states: "Kyle MacLachlan does a very good imitation Cary Grant in this forced and contrived tale."[3]
The film grossed $564,535 domestically and $16,520 internationally for a worldwide total of $581,055.[1]
Soundtrack
- "Sailing on the Real True Love" - Emilie-Claire Barlow
- "Loving the World" - Emilie-Claire Barlow
- "Lies of Handsome Men" - Cleo Laine
- "O Rama" - Susheela Raman
- "Nagumomo" - Susheela Raman
- "Summer Son" - Texas
- "When You Want Me" - Breakpoint feat. Jon Banfield
- "Tu Jahan Jahan Chalega" (taken from Bollywood film Mera Saaya) - Lata Mangeshkar
- "Xic" - Me and My
- "Concierto Grosso in a Minor-1st MVT" - Antonio Vivaldi
See also
References
- 1 2 Touch of Pink at Box Office Mojo
- ↑ ^ Honeycutt, Kirk.Touch of Pink Hollywood Reporter, 21 January 2004.
- ↑ Touch of Pink at Rotten Tomatoes
External links
- Official website
- Touch of Pink at the Internet Movie Database
- Touch of Pink at AllMovie
- Touch of Pink at Box Office Mojo
- Touch of Pink at Rotten Tomatoes