DVD
The namesake [videorecording] / Fox Searchlight Pictures, Entertainment Farm, UTV Motion Pictures present ; a Mirabai Films & Cine Mosaic production ; produced by Lydia Dean Pilcher, Mira Nair ; screenplay by Sooni Taraporevala ; directed by Mira Nair.
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.
Record details
- Physical Description: 1 videodisc (122 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 inches.
- Edition: Widescreen format (1.85:1).
- Distributor: Beverly Hills, California : 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, 2007.
- Copyright: ©2006.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | 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.). |
| Participant or Performer Note: | Kal Penn, Tabu, Irrfan Khan, Jacinda Barrett, Zuleikha Robinson. |
| Target Audience Note: | MPAA rating: PG-13, for sexuality/nudity, a scene of drug use, some disturbing images and brief language. |
| System Details Note: | DVD, region 1: Dolby 5.1 surround in English, Dolby surround in Spanish. |
| Language Note: | In English or dubbed Spanish; with optional subtitles in English, French or Spanish; closed-captioned. |
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| Genre: | Feature films. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. |
| Topic Heading: | Adult DVD. |
Available copies
- 6 of 7 copies available at BC Interlibrary Connect. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at Prince Rupert Library.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 7 total copies.
Other Formats and Editions
Show Only Available Copies
| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prince Rupert Library | DVD Name 6337 (Text) | 33294002015840 | DVDs | Volume hold | Available | - |
- Video Librarian Reviews : Video Librarian Reviews
Both episodic and lacking in dramatic urgency, this tepid drama based on the fine novel by Pulitzer Prize-winner Jhumpa Lahiri serves up a story of second-generation Indian immigrants struggling to find their places in American society. The Namesake begins in the late 1970s, as apprehensive young wife Ashima (played by Indian star Tabu) arrives in Queens, NYC with new husband Ashoke (Irfan Khan), a coolly cerebral engineer to whom she was betrothed in an arranged marriage. Lonely and isolated, Ashima nevertheless grudgingly acclimates herself to American society, and before long is raising a young son in a suburban home in an Indian diaspora community that maintains ties to the homeland while prospering in the U.S. Years later, her son Gogol (Kal Penn) rejects his Indian heritage in an attempt to fit in, become hip, and date a cute American girl (Jacinda Barrett). Director Mira Nair (Monsoon Wedding, Salaam Bombay) tries to dramatize the age-old dilemma confronting the children of immigrants forced to straddle the fence that separates old-world tradition from new-world modernity, but in the end The Namesake disappoints as drama. Optional. (E. Hulse) Copyright Video Librarian Reviews 2007.
