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Poignant. Moving. True. And many more but words seldom (with me they never seem to) suffice when it comes to doing justice in expressing powerful & enjoyable experiences. The Namesake is one such work, subliminally moving yet starkly revealing...love, lust, betrayal, bonds big small strong weak rejected embraced. Irrfan Khan & Tabu are brilliant with Kal Penn not too far behind and the background score...heaven.
To say this is a movie on the Indian story in the States would be to appreciate a very small part of what Mira Nair manages to weave through 2 hours. But it is representative. And it transcends cultures. And now I'm also more than mildly curious about Nikolai Vasilievich Gogol.
Shantaram should be a cracker.
posted by Abs @ 4/08/2007 12:19:00 AM
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and u might like the book too, though i personally think jhumpa lahiri is a short story person...i absolutely love the couple story in interpretor of maladies
btw, gogol is a must-read, much in the grand tradition of the great russian masters!
It is strange, mor people came away from watching the film wanting to read gogol than the namesake. And yes i agree with a lot of what you feel about the movie. There's a little bit of us in every bit of the movie.
Brilliant review man. Took me back to the movie. Now i shall run away before i try to describe the movie and ruin everything ;)
babe: yes, loved interpreter of maladies. On to Gogol next
bloggerhead: this is one of the few times I've seen the movie first. Don't like doing that but with Mira Nair making it I don't think the book will be spoilt for me. Gogol...yes his presence is as strong as its subtle in the movie isn't it
Archster: high praise indeed :) you need to write more and often. Waffles will follow in abundance I promise thee.
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