The Namesake
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Mira NairScenario:
Sooni TaraporevalaCamera:
Frederick ElmesMuziek:
Nitin SawhneyActeurs:
Irrfan Khan, Kal Penn, Tabu, Glenne Headly, Jacinda Barrett, Brooke Smith, Gretchen Egolf, Jessica Blank, Sebastian Roché, Zuleikha Robinson, Heather MacRae (meer)Samenvattingen(1)
Vlak na hun gearrangeerde huwelijk vertrekken Ashoke en Ashima Ganguli naar New York om een nieuw leven te starten en krijgen daar een zoon, Gogol. Hoewel Gogol opgroeit als een volledig geïntegreerde Indiase Amerikaan blijft zijn Indiase achtergrond hem achtervolgen. (20th Century Fox)
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Director Mira Nair draws on her ability to stand somewhere between Indian culture represented by Bollywood and traditional filmmaking represented by Hollywood in her work. She is able to effectively combine both styles and sell exoticism cultivated by Western moderation and reality. I know her film Monsoon Wedding, which I liked a little more precisely because of its exotic frame of a traditional Indian wedding, but The Namesake is also a solid film that somewhat suffers from the effort to map the lives of two generations. Two hours is a little too short for that, so the film sometimes feels rushed and the characters a bit like figurines. In addition, it lacks a stronger plot line, and the psychological conflicts are diluted over time and by the director's reluctance to engage in a greater emotional clash. Overall impression: 60%.
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