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The namesake [videorecording] / Fox Searchlight ... Read More

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Record details

  • Physical Description: 1 videodisc (122 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
  • Edition: Widescreen format (1.85:1).
  • Publisher: Beverly Hills, Calif. : 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, c2007.

Content descriptions

General Note:
DVD, region 1: Dolby 5.1 surround in English, Dolby surround in Spanish.
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 ... Read More
Formatted Contents Note:
Special features: Widescreen version -- Audio ... Read More
Creation/Production Credits Note:
Director of photography, Frederick Elmes ; editor, ... Read More
Participant or Performer Note:
Kal Penn, Tabu, Irrfan Khan, Jacinda Barrett, ... Read More
Summary, etc.:
The American-born son of Indian immigrants feels ... Read More
Target Audience Note:
MPAA rating: PG-13, for sexuality/nudity, a scene ... Read More
System Details Note:
DVD, region 1: Dolby 5.1 surround in English, ... Read More
Language Note:
In English or dubbed Spanish; with optional ... Read More
Closed-captioned.
Local Note:
Faculty reserve.
Material for LVIS-223 (Menon).
Subject: 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
Genre: Feature films.
Fiction films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
DVD, region 1: Dolby 5.1 surround in English, Dolby surround in Spanish.
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.).
Director of photography, Frederick Elmes ; editor, Allyson C. Johnson ; music by Nitin Sawhney.
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.
MPAA rating: PG-13, for sexuality/nudity, a scene of drug use, some disturbing images and brief language.
DVD, region 1: Dolby 5.1 surround in English, Dolby surround in Spanish.
In English or dubbed Spanish; with optional subtitles in English, French or Spanish.
Closed-captioned.

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