A Fond Kiss

Product Description

Casim is a second generation Pakistani from Glasgow. Working as a DJ in Glasgow's coolest venues, Casim dreams of buying his own club.

A teacher at his sister Tahara's school, Roisin is different from any girl he's ever met. She's gorgeous, intelligent, and definitely possesses a mind of her own. She and Casim soon fall deeply in love. But sparks fly as cultures clash and personalities collide.

Special Features

Widescreen Version

2.0 Dolby Stereo

Scene Selections

Spanish and English Subtitles

System Requirements:

Running Time 114 Min

Format: DVD MOVIE

Customer Reviews:

Ken Loach as a director is little known in USA,.......2007-08-14

partly because for many years he was virtually blacklisted as a Trotskyite and political subversive, on account of his gritty 60s and 70s social dramas. The plot of this film ( which with a lesser director would have been straight Romeo and Juliet) has been fairly well rehearsed by previous reviewers so I'll skip, if I may quickly to appraisal.
I know of no other director who can take an "ordinary" theme, in this case love across the racial/ religious divide and have you on the edge of your seat till the last take as to how it will turn out. And believe you me it could very easily have been different. The way Loach does this is never to belittle or underestimate the forces opposed to the "liberal" conclusion that he draws. His depiction of traditional Moslem and Catholic values is both fair and accurate. He never demonises. I think that is what has made so many traditionalists over the years fume so much. If you haven't seen this film yet, see it. It's much better than Shakespeare. What a tragedy for 15 years he was virtually not allowed to work.

I DON'T UNDERSTAND YOU !.......2007-05-24

Acclaimed British director Ken Loach, the director of Family Life, Kes and Land and Freedom DVD, shot FOND KISS..., AE in 2003. The film earned a few awards in European film festivals but, until now, it hasn't been theatrically released in the U.S.A.

This movie is about the difficulties undergone by Roisin Hanlon, an Irish music teacher working in a catholic school in Glasgow, Scotland, and Casim Khan, a Pakistani young man of the second generation, in order to have a regular love affair in the social and familial environment they live in. Ken Loach and the script writer Paul Laverty, in order to give more weight to their demonstration, chose to describe the main characters as if they were living symbols of their social background. Hence Roisin is of course Caucasian but also a blond girl who seems to have just landed from Scandinavia. She doesn't have any family left and has just left her husband. On the contrary, Kasim lives with his family, is on the verge of marrying a cousin from Pakistan he hasn't met yet, and is unconsciously impregnated by the religious and social environment of the British Pakistani community.

At the end of the film, the solution advocated by the director is the separation, not the separation of the couple but the separation between Kasim and his untolerant family. Such a behavior seems to work in the movie but I really don't know if it would work in our everyday life.

A DVD zone your library.

Simple, straight-forward tale about society & culture.......2007-02-15

I really enjoyed this movie when I rented it from the local blockbuster. I liked it so much, I bought it! I even nagged my GF to see it too, I felt so strongly about its worth as an illuminating look into the struggles individuals go through when culture and religion come between two people who simply want to explore their mutual feelings for each other. It's a worthwhile tale and you should see it.

A great little film.......2006-05-01

This is a sweet little film that unfortunately, most people have overlooked and a great deal would find unfathomable because of the broad Scots used throughout. But if you are looking for a greater understanding of Scots through hearing it spoken, then give this film a whirl. If you're just a film fan, then I can assure you this is a little gem just like Saving Grace, only a lot more serious. Two people from different cultures fall in love, one Muslim, one Irish Catholic (the incomprable Eva Birthistle). Almost everyone they know tries to pressure them into giving each other up. It's a wonderfully touching film with a good ending.

I do have to give a word of caution: there is a particularly graphic sex scene halfway through which I thought could have been left out. However, it's still a very sweet film on the whole and I would have loved it none the less had it been PG-13.

beautiful movie.......2006-04-28

dont loose your time and hurry buy the movie you are going to love it.

Ae Fond Kiss... [ NON-USA FORMAT, PAL, Reg.4 Import - New Zealand ]

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I DON'T UNDERSTAND YOU !

Ae Fond Kiss... [ NON-USA FORMAT, PAL, Reg.4 Import - New Zealand ]
Starring: Atta Yaqub , Eva Birthistle , Shamshad Akhtar , Ghizala Avan , and Gerard Kelly
Director: Ken Loach
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

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ASIN: B000ER1I00

Product Description

New Zealand released, PAL/Region 4 DVD: it WILL NOT play on standard US DVD player. You need multi-region PAL/NTSC DVD player to view it in USA/Canada. LANGUAGES: English (Dolby Digital 2.0), English (Subtitles), ANAMORPHIC WIDESCREEN (1.85:1), SYNOPSIS: In Glasgow, Scotland, the Pakistani parents of Casim Khan have decided that he is going to marry his cousin Jasmine. Unfortunately, Casim has just fallen in love with his younger sister's music teacher Roisin. Not only is she 'goree', a white woman, she is also Irish and catholic, things that may not go down well with Casim's parents. They start a relationship but Casim is torn between following his heart and being a good son. SPECIAL FEATURES: Interactive Menu,

Customer Reviews:

I DON'T UNDERSTAND YOU !.......2007-05-15

Acclaimed British director Ken Loach, the director of Family Life (1972), Kes and Land & Freedom, shot FOND KISS..., AE in 2003. The film earned a few awards in European film festivals but, until now, it hasn't been theatrically released in the U.S.A.

This movie is about the difficulties undergone by Roisin Hanlon, an Irish music teacher working in a catholic school in Glasgow, Scotland, and Casim Khan, a Pakistani young man of the second generation, in order to have a regular love affair in the social and familial environment they live in. Ken Loach and the script writer Paul Laverty, in order to give more weight to their demonstration, chose to describe the main characters as if they were living symbols of their social background. Hence Roisin is of course caucasian but also a blond girl who seems to have just landed from Scandinavia. She doesn't have any family left and has just left her husband. On the contrary, Kasim lives with his family, is on the verge of marrying a cousin from Pakistan he hasn't met yet, and is unconsciously impregnated by the religious and social environment of the British Pakistani community.

At the end of the film, the solution advocated by the director is the separation, not the separation of the couple but the separation between Kasim and his untolerant family. Such a behavior seems to work in the movie but I really don't know if it would work in our everyday life.

A DVD zone your library.

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