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Jevon 2022-11-06 06:43:50
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One of the best movies about cross-cultural (immigrant) identity I have seen so far. The questions raised by the film are more interesting than the film itself.
My parents immigrated to India from the first generation and faced a culture and environment that was very different from that of my own...
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Idella 2022-12-10 08:01:47
The movie lacks many details that reflect emotions in the novel
The fragmentary emotions that can be experienced in the text of the novel have disappeared in the movie.
In the scene where Ashima received a call from his hometown late at night when his father died of illness, the actions her husband should do were completely out of order. In the novel, before...
Extended Reading
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Man: Pack a pillow and a blanket. See the world. You will never regret it.
Ashoke Ganguli: My grandfather always says that is what books are for. To travel without moving an inch.
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Ashoke Ganguli: You won't believe it. Our rickshaw drivers dress better than professors here.
