Fact Sheet
Directed by Mira Nair
official selection in Toronto and Telurride Film Festival
the movie is created based on pulitzer price winning novel of Jhumpa Lahiri
Synopsis
A story of India’s urban family who struggling to live in America,
Ashok - the husband is an educated professor,
Ashima - (means limitles) the wife is a traditional Indian woman but having a great desire to explore outside of her hometown,
Gogol aka Nikhil the son and Sonia the daughter who are trying hard living in American values and neighboorhood.
the Ganggully family named their son with 'temporary name' Gogol, his father/grandfather' favorite & famous Rusian author. during pre-school to junior high, the son prefer to be called as Gogol than his 'true name' Nikhil. but when he decides to go to Architect school, he chooses to be called as Nikhil or Nick due to some accident in Senior high. from then he even tries to release any bonding from India values and families as he engaged to a trully American girl. When his father dies, he suddenly wake up to reality as he's trying to obey and get back to his family values even get married to Indian woman, who ironically has turned out from her Indian tradition.
My Views
The DVD has already stored in my bag for over 3 weeks. It’s not that I don’t have intention to watch.. I just postponed it and have a feeling that I wouldn’t like this movie enough.
Well, last night… I didn’t see there’s not much reason to not watching the movie…So.. I watched it… and kind of regretted that I didn’t watched it earlier…
It’s soooo fun to see this… complete…comprehensive….And I can see now how Indians are called as ‘east’ for having east values in relationship…ie. just learn how surprise Ashima when the her son' American fiancee (Trudy) called her name and her husband, as well as when Trudy kissed her husband (of course as the sign of respectful). even Gogol has warned Trudy for not holding or kiss him in front of their parents.
Actually I’ve seen other Mira’s film (Moonsoon) …. But for me this movie is much more interesting than Moonsoon. BTW, dont look for familiar, beauty, handsome, even dancing in this movie...you wont find them...yeah....for beauty and handsome you'll find it rarely.... this movie reflects and pictures the urban familiy in urban city.
love to see this kind of movie and will wait another Mira Nair's movie, she's so keen in picturing India in her movie without ever have to focus on dancing and singing only....wonder...if Mira name is identicall with the succesful film-maker ? since Indonesia itself has Mira Lesmana.... well.... GIRL POWER !
It's a must see-movie... if you love to see how values are still valuable for some people in some part of the world.
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