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The Namesake : Nick/Gogol Learns About His Name

Max (Jacinda Barrett) visits Nick/Gogol's (Kal Penn) childhood home and meets his parents. Ashoke (Irrfan Khan) tells Nick/Gogol about the origins of his name. A flashback captures Ashoke's traumatic train accident.

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accented speech, asynchronicity (narrative), asynchronous sound, close-up, crosscutting, establishing shot, flashback, low-key lighting, medium shot, music, native, music, nondiegetic, pan, two-shot

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"Nick/Gogol Learns About His Name" in The Namesake. Directed by Mira Nair, Fox Searchlight Pictures, 2006, Kinolab, https://kinolab.org/FilmClip.php?id=2330

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