Articles tagged "the namesake"

Books Review

Unaccustomed Earth by Jhumpa Lahiri

by Matthew Fiander

[8.May.08] :. Lahiri often confuses size with scope, hoping that by making her stories long they will achieve some sort of literary heft.

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Film DVD Review

The Namesake

by Josh Timmermann

[28.Nov.07] :. Whatever else you get out of this movie -- a give-take equation that depends largely on your willingness to follow Nair’s lead -- it’s worth watching for Tabu’s superlative turn alone, which would earn her an Oscar if there were any justice in the First World.

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‘Namesake’ among `07’s best

by Terry Lawson [Detroit Free Press (MCT)]

[27.Nov.07] :. When you consider the usual three-month theater-to-DVD release pattern, “The Namesake” and “The Waitress” - which opened in March and May respectively - are overdue. Both were...

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Film Feature

Unbridled with Life: Interview with Mira Nair

by Cynthia Fuchs

[22.Mar.07] :. With The Namesake, based on Jhumpa Lahiri's popular novel, Mira Nair has found an ideal subject -- a family full of complex characters who spend their lives traversing traditions and expectations.

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Film Review

The Namesake (2006)

by Cynthia Fuchs

[12.Mar.07] :. Attentive to surfaces as well as nuances, Mira Nair's adaptation of Jhumpa Lahiri's novel, The Namesake, is about legacies and responsibilities, ambitions and dislocations.

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