The American-born son of Indian immigrants feels pulled between his ethnic heritage and his desire to assimilate, especially after becoming involved with two very different women.
Bibliographic Details
| Main Author: |
Sawhney, Nitin, 1964-
(Composer) |
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| Corporate Authors: |
Fox Searchlight Pictures
(Producer),
Entertainment Farm (Firm)
(Producer),
UTV Motion Pictures (India)
(Producer),
Mirabai Films (Firm)
(Producer),
Cine Mosaic (Firm)
(Producer) |
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| Other Authors: |
Pilcher, Lydia Dean
(Producer),
Nair, Mira
(Producer, Director),
Taraporevala, Sooni, 1957-
(Screenwriter),
Penn, Kal, 1977-
(Actor),
Tabu, 1970 November 4-
(Actor),
Khan, Irrfan, 1967-2020
(Actor),
Barrett, Jacinda
(Actor),
Robinson, Zuleikha, 1977-
(Actor),
Elmes, Frederick
(Cinematographer),
Johnson, Allyson C., 1959-
(Editor),
Lahiri, Jhumpa |
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| Format: | Video
DVD
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| Language: | English
Spanish
French |
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| Published: |
Beverly Hills, Calif. :
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment,
[2007]
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| Edition: | Widescreen format (1.85:1). |
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| Subjects: | |
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| Online Access: |
Click to access (Berklee OnePass required)
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| Item Description: |
- DVD, region 1: Dolby 5.1 surround in English, Dolby surround in Spanish.
- Based on the novel: The namesake / by Jhumpa Lahiri.
- Originally produced as a motion picture in 2006.
- Special features (53 min.): optional audio commentary by Nair; 3 deleted scenes, with optional audio commentary by Nair (3 min. total); "The anatomy of 'The namesake'" a class taught by Nair at Columbia University's School of the Arts' Film Division (32 min.); "In character with Kal Penn" (4 min.); "Kolkata love poem" montage (4 min.); "Photography as inspiration" featurette (8 min.); theatrical trailer (2 min.).
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| Local Note: |
- Faculty reserve.
- Material for LVIS-223 (Menon).
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