Next Screening:
17th March 2008
17th March 2008
The Park Hotel, Diss
Film Starts 8pm
Members £3 Non-Members £4 Students £2 (under 21)
Director: Mira Nair
Cast: Irfan Khan, Kal Penn, Jagannath Guha
This adaptation of Jhumpa Lahiri’s best-selling novel about culture clashes between second generation immigrants and their parents has a universal resonance. Gogol (Kal Penn) struggles to fit in with his fellow New Yorkers, despite his family’s unwillingness to let go of their traditional ways.
Film Starts 8pm
Members £3 Non-Members £4 Students £2 (under 21)
THE NAMESAKE (12)
Origin: USA
Year: 2007
Running Time: 122 mins
Director: Mira NairCast: Irfan Khan, Kal Penn, Jagannath Guha
This adaptation of Jhumpa Lahiri’s best-selling novel about culture clashes between second generation immigrants and their parents has a universal resonance. Gogol (Kal Penn) struggles to fit in with his fellow New Yorkers, despite his family’s unwillingness to let go of their traditional ways.
Rather like Monsoon Wedding, this is a lyrical film, and a meticulously observed study of character.
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