The Namesake
(DVD) 

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Published
Beverly Hills, CA : 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, �2007.
Format
DVD
Physical Desc
1 DVD videodisc (122 min.) : sound, color ; 19 cm. 
Status
DVD
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Published
Beverly Hills, CA : 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, �2007.
Language
English
UPC
024543456087, 024543456131, 024543456155, 024543789628

Notes

General Note
Widescreen format (1.85:1).
General Note
Based on the novel: The namesake / by Jhumpa Lahiri.
General Note
Originally produced as a motion picture in 2006.
General Note
Special features (53 min.): optional audio commentary by Nair; 3 deleted scenes, with optional audio commentary by Nair (3 min. total); "The anatomy of 'The namesake'" a class taught by Nair at Columbia University's School of the Arts' Film Division (32 min.); "In character with Kal Penn" (4 min.); "Kolkata love poem" montage (4 min.); "Photography as inspiration" featurette (8 min.); theatrical trailer (2 min.).
Creation/Production Credits
Director of photography, Frederick Elmes ; editor, Allyson C. Johnson ; music by Nitin Sawhney.
Participants/Performers
Kal Penn, Tabu, Irrfan Khan, Jacinda Barrett, Zuleikha Robinson.
Description
The American-born son of Indian immigrants feels pulled between his ethnic heritage and his desire to assimilate, especially after becoming involved with two very different women.
Target Audience
MPAA rating: PG-13, for sexuality/nudity, a scene of drug use, some disturbing images and brief language.
System Details
DVD, region 1: Dolby 5.1 surround in English, Dolby surround in Spanish.
Language
In English or dubbed Spanish; with optional subtitles in English, French or Spanish.
Language
Closed-captioned.

Citations

APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Nair, M., Pilcher, L. D., Taraporevala, S., Penn, K., Tabu., Khan, I., Barrett, J., Robinson, Z., Elmes, F., Johnson, A. C., Sawhney, N., & Lahiri, J. (2007). The Namesake . 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Mira. Nair et al.. 2007. The Namesake. Beverly Hills, CA: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Mira. Nair et al.. The Namesake Beverly Hills, CA: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, 2007.

Harvard Citation (style guide)

Nair, M., Pilcher, L. D., Taraporevala, S., Penn, K., Tabu., Khan, I. and Barrett, J. et al (2007). The namesake. Beverly Hills, CA: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Nair, Mira., et al. The Namesake 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, 2007.

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