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The namesake Cover Image DVD

The namesake

Elmes, Frederick (Cinematographer). Johnson, Allyson C. 1959- (Editor). Sawhney, Nitin 1964- (Composer). Lahiri, Jhumpa Namesake. (Added Author). Pitcher, Lydia Dean (producer.). Nair, Mira (producer,, director.). Taraporevala, Sooni 1957- (screenwriter.). Penn, Kal 1977- (actor.). Barrett, Jacinda (actor.). Khan, Irfan (actor.). Robinson, Zuleikha 1977- (actor.). Tabu, 1970- (actor.). Nair, Sahira (actor.). Cine Mosaic (Firm) (Added Author). Entertainment Farm (Firm) (Added Author). Fox Searchlight Pictures. (Added Author). Mirabai Films. (Added Author). Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc. (Added Author). UTV Motion Pictures (India) (Added Author). Kal Penn, Tabu, Irrfan Khan, Jacinda Barrett, Zuleikha Robinson. (Cast).

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.

Record details

  • Physical Description: videorecording
    videodisc
    1 videodisc (122 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
  • Publisher: Beverly Hills, Calif. : 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, [2007]

Content descriptions

General Note:
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.).
Widescreen format (1.85:1).
Creation/Production Credits Note: Director of photography, Frederick Elmes ; editor, Allyson C. Johnson ; music by Nitin Sawhney.
Participant or Performer Note: Kal Penn, Tabu, Irrfan Khan, Jacinda Barrett, Zuleikha Robinson.
Target Audience Note:
MPAA rating: PG-13, for sexuality/nudity, a scene of drug use, some disturbing images and brief language.
System Details Note:
DVD, region 1: Dolby 5.1 surround in English, Dolby surround in Spanish.
Language Note:
Closed-captioned.
In English or dubbed Spanish; with optional subtitles in English, French or Spanish.

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Genre: Feature films.
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