The Namesake (2006)

7	Listal rating
7.4	IMDB rating

Directed by

Mira Nair

Starring (View all)

Gogol / Nikhil

Ashima

Ashoke

Maxine

Moushumi Mazumdar

Sally

Sahira Nair

Sonia

Jagannath Guha

Ghosh

Written by

Sooni Taraporevala

(screenplay)

Jhumpa Lahiri

(novel)

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A very good movie

2 years, 6 months ago at Nov 15 8:14

johanlefourbe

I really liked it. The whole thing is just beautiful shot, directed and acted. It touched me also personally as my father left the Netherlands to live in France and I left myself France to live in the Netherlands. It was a strong personal experience, it is a very good movie and it is definitely worth a look.

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Description: While traveling by train to visit his grandfather in Jamshedpur, Calcutta born, Bengali-speaking Ashoke Ganguli meets with fellow-traveler, Ghosh, who impresses upon him to travel, while Ashoke is deep into a book authored by Nicholai Gogol. The train meets with an accident, and after recuperating, Ashoke re-locates to America, se ... (more)

Release date : 9 March 2007

Drama (3), Culture (2), India (2), Family (2), 2000s (2), 2006 (2), Feb 08 (1), Book (1), SnP (1), Cross-Cultural (1), Sort (1), Spiritual Cinema (1), Rented (1)

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"Directors: Mira Nair Date recorded: 12th October 2012 Date watched: 13th November 2012, 11pm Watched before?: No, first watch. Thoughts: Really liked this one. "

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johanlefourbe posted a review 2 years, 6 months ago

A very good movie

“I really liked it. The whole thing is just beautiful shot, directed and acted. It touched me also personally as my father left the Netherlands to live in France and I left myself France to live in the Netherlands. It was a strong personal experience, it is a very good movie and it is definitely worth a look.” read more