My Beautiful Laundrette (1985), now 40 years old, is an extreme example of this second category. Daniel Day-Lewis and Gordon Warnecke in 'My Beautiful Laundrette' (1985). / Cordon PressFor the British Film Institute (BFI), it’s one of the 100 best British films of the 20th century. Daniel Day-Lewis and Gordon Warnecke in 'My Beautiful Laundrette' (1985). I wanted to do something hard.”Daniel Day-Lewis and Gordon Warnecke in 'My Beautiful Laundrette' (1985).