5.0
out of 100
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Moving and marvelous new cross-cultural family saga.
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Despite being rooted in knotty issues of identity, Lahiri's novel forgoes didacticism in favor of vivid portraiture. Nair and her uniformly superb cast take the same tack: The characters are individuals before they are emblems.
The Namesake, adapted from Jhumpa Lahiri's popular novel, conveys a palpable sense of people as living, breathing creatures who are far more complex than their words might indicate.
An engaging and moving film with a universal story about the bonds of family as told through two generations of a Bengali family.
It has been said that all modern Russian literature came out of Gogol's "Overcoat." In the same way, all of us came out of the overcoat of this same immigrant experience.
A richly compelling story of family and self-discovery.
It is hard to imagine a better cast or production values so the film should find audiences among sophisticated urban adults.
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… more than decent.
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