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| Genre/Form: | Feature films Melodrama Fiction films Video recordings for the hearing impaired Drama |
|---|---|
| Material Type: | Videorecording |
| Document Type: | Visual material |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Lydia Dean Pilcher; Mira Nair; Sooni Taraporevala; Kal Penn; Tabu; Irrfan Khan; Jacinda Barrett; Zuleikha Robinson; Frederick Elmes; Allyson C Johnson; Nitin Sawhney; Jhumpa Lahiri; Fox Searchlight Pictures.; Entertainment Farm (Firm); UTV Motion Pictures (India); Mirabai Films (Firm); Cine Mosaic (Firm); Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc. |
| OCLC Number: | 182540467 |
| Language Note: | In English or dubbed Spanish; with optional subtitles in English, French or Spanish. Closed-captioned. |
| Notes: | 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.). |
| Credits: | Director of photography, Frederick Elmes ; editor, Allyson C. Johnson ; music by Nitin Sawhney. |
| Cast: | Kal Penn, Tabu, Irrfan Khan, Jacinda Barrett, Zuleikha Robinson. |
| Target Audience: | MPAA rating: PG-13, for sexuality/nudity, a scene of drug use, some disturbing images and brief language. |
| Description: | 1 videodisc (122 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Details: | DVD, region 1: Dolby 5.1 surround in English, Dolby surround in Spanish. |
| Contents: | Special features: Widescreen version -- Audio commentary by director Mira Nair -- "The anatomy of The Namesake: A class at Columbia University's Graduate Film School" -- Fox Movie Channel presents "In Character" with Kal Penn -- "Kolkata love poem" featurette -- "Photography as inspiration" featurette -- Deleted scenes -- Language: English 5.1 Dolby surround ; Spanish Dolby surround -- Subtitles: English, Spanish, French. |
| Other Titles: | Namesake (Motion picture) |
| Responsibility: | 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. |
Abstract:
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.
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