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Moving Castlesnew
Generational growing pains tarnish Nair's family portrait.
Eugene Weekly |
Molly Templeton |
04-06-2007 |
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Tags: Mira Nair, The Namesake
What's In a Name?new
The Namesake ponders many things -- maybe you can figure them out.
Style Weekly |
Wayne Melton |
04-05-2007 |
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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 |
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Tags: Mira Nair, The Namesake
Fitting Innew
Mira Nair overreaches in her latest story about assimilation.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Felicia Feaster |
03-29-2007 |
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Tags: Mira Nair, The Namesake
Staking Traditionnew
The Namesake takes an honest look at the complexities of immigration and family.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Matt Prigge |
03-19-2007 |
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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
Tags: Mira Nair, The Namesake