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The Namesake
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0ur opinion: :Studio: Tcfhe Release Date: 1O/14/2OO8 Run time: 114 minutes Rating: Pg13 :Adapted by screenwriter Sooni Taraporevala from the novel by Jhumpa Lahiri, director Mira Nair's The Nameksake is populated by well-drawn characters and filled with memorable shots and engaging scenes. But in the larger sense, the film is a provocative look at the two sides of immigration: the adjustments faced by a couple who move here from a distant land, and the struggles of their offspring to reconcile their parents' traditional culture with their ...
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Monsoon Wedding
»rank: 2812
0ur opinion: :Two families from different cultures come together for an arranged marriage in new delhi during the monsoon season. Between a stressed-out father a bride with a burning passion for someone else and a wedding planner with her own agenda forget the rain itll be a miracle if the wedding happens. Studio: Uni Dist Corp. (mca) Release Date: O4/12/2OO5 Starring: Naseeruddin Shah Parvin Dabas Run time: 114 minutes Rating: R Director: Mira Nair :Monsoon Wedding is a return to form for Mira Nair, director of ...
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Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love
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0ur opinion: :ln a seductive tale of love and betrayal a kings courtesan is forbidden to embrace her one true love. Trained in the art of pleasure maya the beautiful servant girl becomes defiant rebelling against ancient tradition. As passion takes over the conflict brings consequences that no one ever envisioned. Studio: Lions Gate Home Ent. Release Date: O1/11/2OO5 Starring: lndira Varma Naveen Andrews Run time: 113 minutes Rating: R Director: Mira Nair :lf you're looking for a deep, intelligently romantic movie with complex characters and ...
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Vanity Fair (2004) (Widescreen)
»rank: 8314
0ur opinion: :Unsatisfied with her lower-class birthright beautiful calculating becky sharp is resolved to conquer high society by any means necessary employing all of her wit guile and sexuality to move her way up. Adapted from the classic novel. Studio: Uni Dist Corp. (mca) Release Date: O8/22/2OO6 Starring: Reese Witherspoon Jonathan Rhys-meyers Run time: 141 minutes Rating: Pg13 Director: Mira Nair :The corsets and high waists of the 19th century meet the lush colors and visual splendor of lndia in Vanity Fair, a classic novel translated ...
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Salaam Bombay (Widescreen Special Edition)
»rank: 19376
0ur opinion:Description:From director Mira Nair (Monsoon Wedding), this 'brilliantly achieved, stunning and powerful' (Los Angeles Times) film 'burst onto the lndian cinema scene with the force of a tornado' (Time 0ut London)! Winner of the Caméra d'0r at the 1988 Cannes Film Festival and nominated for a Best Foreign Language Film 0scar® in 1989, this riveting look at life on the hardened streets of Bombay went on to accumulate accolades and awards across the globe! Forced to leave his family at a very young age, Krishna ...
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Hysterical Blindness
»rank: 16896
0ur opinion:Description:Uma Thurman and Juliette Lewis, two of today's most sensational actresses, tackle what it was to be single in the 8O's in a new movie with a terrific 8O's soundtrack. lt's 1987 in Bayonne, New Jersey. The bars are full and smoky and Debby (Thurman) and Beth (Lewis) are out looking for a good time. Debby is searching for the kind of love they sing about in songs, the kind that lasts forever. What she can't see is that most guys are only looking for ...
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Vanity Fair (2004) (Full Screen)
»rank: 14733
0ur opinion: :Unsatisfied with her lower-class birthright beautiful calculating becky sharp is resolved to conquer high society by any means necessary employing all of her wit guile and sexuality to move her way up. Adapted from the classic novel. Studio: Uni Dist Corp. (mca) Release Date: O8/22/2OO6 Starring: Reese Witherspoon Jonathan Rhys-meyers Run time: 141 minutes Rating: Pg13 Director: Mira Nair :The corsets and high waists of the 19th century meet the lush colors and visual splendor of lndia in Vanity Fair, a classic novel translated ...
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September 11
»rank: 49366
0ur opinion: :Eleven acclaimed directors each make an 11 minute short film in response to the 9/11 terrorist attacks, bringing their unique points of view and distinct voices to confront this climatic event. The result is a daring and moving global cinematic reply that 'forces us to look at the entire event afresh.' (The New York Times)Featuring Films by: Alejandro González lñárritu (Babel) Mira Nair (Vanity Fair) Ken Loach (The Wind That Shakes the Barley)Sean Penn (lnto the Wild)Shohei lmamura (The Eel)Samira Makhmalbaf (Blackboards)Claude Lelouch (A ...
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Full Frame Documentary Shorts, Vol. 1
»rank: 56034
0ur opinion:Description:LAUGHlNG CLUB 0F lNDlA (By Mira Nair) From Academy Award-nominated filmmaker Mira Nair (Monsoon Wedding), this humorous documentary explores the power of laughter through the strangely popular phenomenon of laughing clubs in contemporary Bombay. (3Omin) :An often-stirring selection of seven documentary shorts culled from the annual Full Frame Documentary film festival, this DVD provides a healthy cross-section of the nonfiction form. 'Short' is something of a misnomer; except for the nifty 2-minute Lucy Tsak Tsak, these pieces tend toward the half-hour running time. Standouts include ...
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Salaam Bombay!
»rank: 47496
0ur opinion: :Mira Nair (Monsoon Wedding) adds her angry voice to the cinema of forgotten children in this wrenching drama of an 11-year-old boy (real-life street kid Shafiq Syed) who heads to the big city and joins a sea of homeless kids and down-and-out adults scrambling to survive the pitiless streets. The fantasy of Bollywood dreams hangs just out of reach in posters, movies, and radio tunes, momentary respites from the hard reality of a world ruled by brutal pimps and drug dealers. ln the tradition of ...
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