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Synopsis
What does it mean to be an American family? In her most personal film to date, acclaimed director Mira Nair (Vanity Fair, Monsoon Wedding) brings to the screen a poignant and transporting version of Jhumpa Lahiri’s best-selling novel. The Ganguli family moves from Calcutta to New York, evoking a lifelong balancing act to meld to a new world without forgetting the old. Though Ashoke (Irfan Khan) and Ashima (Tabu) long for their old life in India, they take great pride in the opportunities their sacrifices have afforded their children. Paradoxically, their son (Kal Penn) is torn between finding his own unique identity and holding on to his heritage. Co-starring Jacinda Barrett. Original music by Nitin Sawhney.
Film Information
- Genre: Comedy | Drama | Romance
- Director: Mira Nair
- Written By: Sooni Taraporevala, Jhumpa Lahiri (novel)
- Starring: Kal Penn, Tabu, Irfan Khan, and Jacinda Barrett
- Running Time: 122 minutes, approx.
- MPAA Rating: PG-13
- Language: English
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Reviews
"Brims with intelligence, compassion and sensuous delight in the textures, sights and sounds of life--all the way from the Taj Mahal to Pearl Jam."
- Michael Wilmington, Chicago Tribune
"Nair takes mostly low-key material about a traditional Indian family raising kids in America and turns it into something sensual, funny and quietly devastating."
- M. E. Russell, Portland Oregonian
"The actors are all well-cast, thoughtful and sometimes funny. Tabu was apparently not Nair's first choice, but after watching her in the role it's hard to imagine anyone else -- she's heartbreakingly good."
- Paula Nechak, Seattle Post-Intelligencer
"Moving and marvelous new cross-cultural family saga."
- Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly
"The Namesake takes in a lot of territory, and at times is too diffuse, too attenuated. But the actors are so expressive that they provide their own continuity. They transport us to a realm of pure feeling."
- Peter Rainer, Christian Science Monitor
Showtimes
- Friday, April 13th
4:30 pm, 7:15 pm - Saturday, April 14th
2:00 pm, 10:15 pm - Sunday, April 15th
4:30 pm - Monday, April 16th
7:00 pm - Tuesday, April 17th
4:00 pm - Wednesday, April 18th
4:30 pm, 7:00 pm, 9:30 pm - Thursday, April 19th
4:30 pm, 7:00 pm, 9:30 pm - Friday, April 20th
4:30 pm, 7:00 pm, 9:45 pm - Saturday, April 21st
2:00 pm, 4:30 pm, 7:00 pm, 9:45 pm - Sunday, April 22nd
2:00 pm, 4:30 pm, 7:00 pm - Monday, April 23rd
4:30 pm, 7:00 pm, 9:30 pm - Tuesday, April 24th
7:00 pm, 9:30 pm - Wednesday, April 25th
4:30 pm - Thursday, April 26th
7:15 pm