The Namesake Comments

  • Else 2022-11-17 09:33:41

    Indians in the United States have delicate emotions, not...

  • Thaddeus 2022-10-29 04:13:47

    The life of the Indian immigrant family of Indian female guide MiraNair in the United States~ There is a detail: when Gogol in high school complained about his name at the table, the father grabbed the same food while the siblings used spoons. Also, I saw "acquaintances"-Koreans in the classroom, Kyle's best buddies in "Rear...

  • Reagan 2022-10-15 19:18:38

    Very real and moving. I like the well-paced pacing of this movie and some of the little details that are memorable. The rhythm is: low-spiky-low-spirited to give you some highlights right away when you're about to sink, and then another sharp turn. Neither bored nor...

  • Hollie 2022-09-22 20:35:34

    There is no Indian-style singing and dancing, this is a film that is purely about the correct understanding of immigrant culture. As the saying goes, there are only three generations of wealth, and the same is true of immigrants. There is always a cultural gap between the first and second generations of immigrants, and their own positioning is also very...

  • Elinore 2022-09-22 15:31:36

    The third brother's tradition is well preserved~ Are there any such works in Chinese movies? Except for the...

  • Bryce 2022-09-21 07:14:58

    Describe the cross-cultural adaptation between one-generation immigrants and second-generation immigrants, and their identification with and belonging to the mother culture and landlord culture. There is no need to start from the Indian point of view, as long as you observe its cross-cultural adaptation and emotional exchanges between parents and children, you will gain something. For our parents who gave us everything at the end of the movie, I was deeply...

  • Gabrielle 2022-09-21 07:00:30

    If you are moved by this film, please watch "The Joy Luck Club", which is about the emotional entanglement of two generations of Chinese people in the United...

  • Josie 2022-09-17 09:04:19

    The player automatically selects similar videos to play after "The Salesman", which is actually very nice. The generation of Indians who immigrated to the United States, and the new generation of Indian children who grew up in the United States, talk about the propositions of the times about tradition and ignorance, love and belonging, freedom and recovery, so the pace is so fast that it is eye-popping, but there are no warm details at all....

  • Antonio 2022-09-12 13:56:13

    For our parents who give us...

  • Rachael 2022-09-11 00:34:20

    2009 Touching Video of the Year

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  • Braden 2022-08-10 16:34:02

    Five reasons to like "The Same Celebrity"

    Director: Mira Nair, like her "Strangers in Lahore Tea House" and "Desire and Wisdom". I have only watched these two, and her other works will be included in the list. No new Indian movies. Find it out~

    Location: Howrah Bridge, Howrah Railway Station, Kolkata Old Town, Ganges River, Taj...

  • Jedidiah 2022-08-10 16:35:27

    Can not go back

    There is a very important sentence in the film, which is a sentence in Gogol's novel, that is, everyone is in their own case. As a second-generation immigrant, Gogol himself, like other American youths, is relaxed, without any sense of history or ethnicity. However, due to family changes and his...

The Namesake quotes

  • Gogol Ganguli: [after being told the origin of his name] Baba, is that what you think of when you think of me? Do I remind you of that night?

    Ashoke Ganguli: Not at all. You remind me of everything that followed. Everyday since then has been a gift... Gogol.

  • Ashoke Ganguli: There is something I always wanted to ask you, but never had the courage. All those years ago, why did you say yes to me?

    Ashima A. Ganguli: You were the best of the lot.

    Ashoke Ganguli: Huh?

    Ashima A. Ganguli: Better than the widower with four children or the cartoonist with one arm. I also liked your shoes.

    Ashoke Ganguli: Oh. Oh, okay.

    Ashima A. Ganguli: Hmm, you want me to say "I love you," like the Americans.