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Moving Castlesnew

Generational growing pains tarnish Nair's family portrait.
Eugene Weekly  |  Molly Templeton  |  04-06-2007  |  Reviews

What's In a Name?new

The Namesake ponders many things -- maybe you can figure them out.
Style Weekly  |  Wayne Melton  |  04-05-2007  |  Reviews

Oh! Calcutta!new

Mira Nair's complex meditation on family, relationships, and identity, traces the saga of two generations of an Indian-American family, as outlined in Jhumpa Lahiri's bestselling novel.
Austin Chronicle  |  Toddy Burton  |  03-29-2007  |  Reviews

Fitting Innew

Mira Nair overreaches in her latest story about assimilation.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta)  |  Felicia Feaster  |  03-29-2007  |  Reviews

Staking Traditionnew

The Namesake takes an honest look at the complexities of immigration and family.
Philadelphia Weekly  |  Matt Prigge  |  03-19-2007  |  Reviews

Global Family Valuesnew

Mira Nair talks about her latest film, an intergenerational family saga about Ashoke and Ashima who, immediately after their arranged marriage in Calcutta, immigrate to the United States.
New York Press  |  Jennifer Merin  |  03-08-2007  |  Profiles & Interviews

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