Written and directed by Elia Kazan (On the Waterfront 1954), this story begins around 1900 with a poor Greek in Turkey. His relationship with them is portrayed so naturally that the mutual embrace of cultures and traditions is a beautiful thing to behold. ![]() The immigrant connection is Patrick’s best friend, Deep (Ajay Naidu) whose family owns the Indian restaurant, over which he lives. Emma Lloyd (Uma Thurman), herself, is engaged to steady, reliable Richard (Colin Firth). They are adrift between cultures.Ī stellar cast appears in this off-beat comedy about a radio psychologist who advises the wrong woman to cancel her marriage plans to her fiancé, Patrick (Jeffery Dean Morgan), and get practical about love. ![]() They know no country so well as the one in which they have grown up, but don’t feel connected to it or to the country from which their parents came. It is a story experienced by the children of immigrants the world over. Starring the acclaimed actress (and author of numerous books on Indian cooking), Madhur Jaffrey (Shakespeare Wallah 1965), as a widow trying to reconcile the decision made decades earlier to move to the United States. It is the story of an ambitious young attorney who pushes his way onto a homicide case and infiltrates New York’s Korean syndicate. Premièred at the 2007 Tribeca Film Festival, this film is directed by Michael Kang written by Michael Kang and Edmund Lee. ![]() If nothing else, you are sure to be entertained! Whether art reflects life or life reflects art, these films run the gamut between hilarity, drama, and poignancy. Immigrants or immigration play an important role in many movies, just as they play an important part in American life and culture.
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