The Namesake

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This film is everything a good movie is supposed to be: diverting and credible. You are left in no doubt as to the integrity of the characters in their respective roles. The movie commences with Ashima, a young girl in... Read more at imdb.com

As another proof that some of the recent award recipients have nothing to do with quality, here comes an assured and delicate piece of film-making that will probably not be honoured in the fair manner it deserves in next year's... Read more at imdb.com

As a fellow Bengali and Jhumpa Lahiri fan, I had low expectations for a movie adaptation of her poignant novel (though I think The Interpreter of Maladies was better written). However, I was pleasantly surprised when I finally saw the... Read more at imdb.com

Books allow you to travel without leaving, and on the same note, movies too opens up a visual world that one can immerse into, going to places the filmmakers bring you, and experiencing and feeling the emotions that they try... Read more at imdb.com

In 2003 days after its publication, I could hardly put down Pulitzer-winning Jhumpa Lahiri's novel "The Namesake". Lahiri was born in London to Bengali immigrants, raised in Rhode Island, and now lives in Brooklyn.I was therefore excited when I heard... Read more at imdb.com

Meticulously observed and wonderfully heartfelt, this time-spanning 2007 family dramedy represents a return to form for director Mira Nair, who faltered somewhat with 2004's elaborate "Vanity Fair". This one is also a literary adaptation but this time from a contemporary... Read more at imdb.com

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I saw "The Namesake" at the 22nd October screening at the London Film Festival. Mira Nair introduced the film, along with Nitin Sawhney, who wrote the score.I admit that I loved the book, and therefore have been looking forward to... Read more at imdb.com

We arrived early for the movie. The city of Stamford in Connecticut boasts a big Indian population, due partly to the presence of many large firms. It's proximity to NYC makes Stamford a fitting place for immigrant settlements. Surprisingly, contrary... Read more at imdb.com

The story shows how much is lost in one generation. It's a balancing act conveyed with gentle humour, but Ashima's confusion and isolation come through loud and clear. ... Full Review

Mira Nair's adaptation of Jhumpa Lahiri's acclaimed novel The Namesake is a heartfelt depiction of two generations of a Bengali-American family. For once, forego the belly laughs (although the film offers plenty of funny moments) and experience the touching journey that is THE NAMESAKE. ... Full Review

In fact, the dramatic scales are tipped so favorably towards Ashima in The Namesake that what should be pivotal moments, i.e. Working with her longtime collaborator, screenwriter Sooni Taraporevala (Mississippi Masala), Nair is unable to draw a consistent narrative through-line in The Namesake, a patchily affecting film further marred by its wobbly tone and Kal Penn's superficial performance in the title role. ... Full Review

The Namesake tells a story that is the story of all immigrant groups in America: Parents of great daring arriving with dreams, children growing up in a way that makes them almost strangers, the old culture merging with the new. Nair, born in India, educated at Harvard, married to a Ugandan, must have felt a resonance on every page of her source, the beloved novel by Jhumpa Lahiri. ... Full Review

"The Namesake" has a deep, alluvial poetry to it, like a mighty river reaching the sea. Director Mira Nair has taken the story and merged it with her own lush sensibilities and concerns. ... Full Review

I never felt there was any need to justify (her actions), though it is nice to justify your bad actions. • Yeah, like a flashback that in her childhood she was used . . . ... Full Article

He was born here, he politely responds, aware that he cannot deny his DNA even if he's as red, white and blue as anyone in the well-appointed room. ... Full Article

Everyone, from Aisha to Zack, has a story about his or her name. We inherit our names for a reason - be it biblical, familial or cultural. And love them or hate them, they become a crucial part of who ... Full Article

Books allow you to "travel the world without moving an inch," says a character in the book by Jhumpa Lahiri called "The Namesake" and the new film based upon it directed by Mira Nair. But upon reading "The Namesake" "quite ... Full Article

The Namesake (drama) Cast: Tabu, Irrfan Khan, Kal Penn Direction: Mira Nair The Indian diaspora finally finds its voice: elegant, articulate and ekdum real. Here, there is no hysterical clash-of-culture cacophony about how the Patels, Gangulis and the Punjabis leave ... Full Article