The Namesake Comments

  • Kendall 2023-09-25 10:29:04

    Better than expected, the 2nd half was surprisingly...

  • Cathrine 2023-08-19 03:36:06

    Immigrant status has become an important theme in Miranair's recent works. The film focuses on depicting the living conditions of two generations of Indian immigrants, from the recognition of their hometown to the self-discovery, how to locate, how to choose, and behind the ties of kinship is culture. The roots and indelible beliefs, although the turn is a little hasty, still presents a fable about the name very well, but there are too few scenes in the Indian part and too many in the United...

  • Rosalee 2023-08-08 10:56:31

    This film is the first non-English film I have translated. I didn't want to pick it up at first. After all, there are far less people paying attention to Indian films than Hollywood. Later, the words "immigrant" and "culture" made me take over the translation of this film. Seeing cd2 Gogol attending his father's funeral and crying while turning his hair off, the keyboards were all wet. The picture shows Gogol’s face and his father’s face constantly switching, overlapping, so facing each other;...

  • Ericka 2023-08-01 21:10:19

    The cultural conflicts and intergenerational conflicts are deeply portrayed. Is it really necessary to return leaves to their...

  • Ali 2023-07-28 07:42:02

    The details are too poor, and most of them are on the surface. Once I have to elaborate on some specific situations, there are no...

  • Santino 2023-05-21 21:39:51

    Indian film, a family of two generations, from starting a family in the United States to the next generation who will come to India when they are...

  • Anne 2023-04-27 12:35:35

    The great journeys are the ones that bring you...

  • Edwardo 2023-04-22 17:32:32

    What I read in the cross-cultural communication class, combined with the classroom knowledge, is really very touching. It's so hard to find a sense of belonging in a foreign country. The affection is very...

  • Marie 2023-04-22 10:39:33

    It's not an Indian movie, it's a Hollywood...

  • Dominique 2023-04-17 04:31:01

    So artistic! By the way, isn't that white girlfriend...

Extended Reading

The Namesake quotes

  • Gogol Ganguli: Who's Pierre?

    [silence]

    Gogol Ganguli: Are you having an affair?

    [more silence]

    Moushumi Mazumdar: Maybe it's not enough that we are both Bengali.

    Gogol Ganguli: That's not why I love you.

  • Ashoke Ganguli: The camera! It is in the car. All this and no picture, huh? We just have to remember it then. Huh? Will you remember this day, Gogol?

    Gogol: How long do you I to remember it?

    Ashoke Ganguli: [laughing] Ah, remember it always. Remember that you and I made the journey and went together to a place where there was nowhere left to go.