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The son of Indian immigrants born in America wants to fit in with fellow New Yorkers, but his family is unwilling to let go of their traditional ways.

Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Namesake (Motion picture)
Corporate Authors: Fox Searchlight Pictures, Entertainment Farm (Firm), UTV Motion Pictures (India), Mirabai Films (Firm), Cine Mosaic (Firm), Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc
Other Authors: Pitcher, Lydia Dean, Nair, Mira, Taraporevala, Sooni, 1957-, Penn, Kal, 1977-, Barrett, Jacinda, Khan, Irfan, Robinson, Zuleikha, 1977-, Tabu, 1970 November 4-, Nair, Sahira, Smith, Brooke, 1967-, Lahiri, Jhumpa
Format: Video DVD
Language:English
Spanish
Language Notes:Closed captioned. In English or Spanish with optional subtitles in English, Spanish or French.
Published: Beverly Hills, Calif. : 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, [2007]
Subjects:
Lahiri, Jhumpa > Film adaptations.
East Indians > New York (State) > New York > Drama.
Immigrants > New York (State) > New York > Drama.
Feature films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Melodrama.
Description
Summary:The son of Indian immigrants born in America wants to fit in with fellow New Yorkers, but his family is unwilling to let go of their traditional ways.
Item Description:Based on the book by Jhumpa Lahiri.
Widescreen presentation.
Aspect ratio 1.85:1.
Special features include: director commentary; deleted scenes; The anatomy of The namesake; Fox movie channel presents: In character with Kal Penn; Kolkata love poem; photography as inspiration; theatrical trailer.
Videorecording.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (122 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD; region 1; Dolby surround.
Audience:MPAA rating: PG-13.
Production Credits:Cinematographer, Frederick Elmes ; editor, Allyson C. Johnson ; music, Nitin Sawhney.