The namesake

The namesake

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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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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Sawhney, Nitin, 1964- (Composer)
Corporate Authors:	Fox Searchlight Pictures (Producer), Entertainment Farm (Firm) (Producer), UTV Motion Pictures (India) (Producer), Mirabai Films (Firm) (Producer), Cine Mosaic (Firm) (Producer)
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, 1962- (Actor), Barrett, Jacinda (Actor), Robinson, Zuleikha, 1977- (Actor), Elmes, Frederick (Cinematographer), Johnson, Allyson C., 1959- (Editor), Lahiri, Jhumpa
Format:	Video
Language:	English Spanish French
Published:	Beverly Hills, Calif. : 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, ©2007.
Edition:	Widescreen format (1.85:1).
Subjects:	East Indians > New York (State) > New York > Drama. East Indian Americans > New York (State) > New York > Drama. Immigrants > New York (State) > New York > Drama. Man-woman relationships > Drama. Families > Drama. Family members.

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Summary:	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.
Item Description:	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.).
Physical Description:	1 videodisc (122 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:	DVD, region 1: Dolby 5.1 surround in English, Dolby surround in Spanish.
Audience:	MPAA rating: PG-13, for sexuality/nudity, a scene of drug use, some disturbing images and brief language.
Production Credits:	Director of photography, Frederick Elmes ; editor, Allyson C. Johnson ; music by Nitin Sawhney.