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Meet the patels documentary about indian american arranged. Great insight into the lives and culture of the indian family strata and how they cling to traditional values. The little theatre is the premier cultural center for the presentation of american independent and foreign films, visual arts and music for the greater rochester community. It had its international premiere at hot docs in april 2014. Meet the patels filmmaker siblings geeta and ravi patel talk about how. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing meet the patels near you. Meet the patels official trailer 2015 real life romantic comedy. Lawrence toppman charlotte observer meet the patels is a funny, lightweight look at the weight of cultural traditions. This is the debut featurelength film from both of these directors, a sibling duo. This hilarious heartwarming film reveals how love is a family affair. Asian american panorama usa 2014 documentary, family, romantic comedy 88 mins english, gujarati, hindi with english subtitles hd.
Sep 10, 2015 meet the patels is the unlikeliest of success stories. The children of a pair of immigrants from india have a bit more freedom than their parentsor at least the illusion of it. After he breaks up with his white girlfriend, ravi submits to his parents wishes and allows them to play matchmaker, helping him. Before we meet the patels in person, the film begins with a cartoon. Meet the patels 2015 directed by ravi patel, geeta. Meet the patels is a laughoutloud real life romantic comedy about. If you wanted to get married youd be married the title meet the patels seemed strange for a movie about an almostthirty year old indianamerican allowing his parents to commence the process of an arranged marriage for him over the course of a year.
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Sep 11, 2015 presents our lively interview with the hilarious stars of the new cinema verite documentary meet the patels. Patel s documentary offers a sharp, often riotously funny take on the conflicts and compromises that all culturally nebulous families. Patel were playing matchmaker, but it seemed weird. Meet the patels 2014 directed by geeta patel, ravi patel.
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Movie search titlekeyword select genre all actionadventure animation comedy concert documentary drama family horror program romance scififantasy suspensethriller rating all g nr pg pg r status now playing coming soon top 10 box office results. An indianamerican man who is about to turn 30 gets help from his parents and extended family to start looking for a wife in the traditional indian way. Meet the patels 2014 san diego asian film festival. Sep 11, 2015 the documentary meet the patels bills itself as a reallife romantic comedy. Meet the patels is a laughoutloud real life romantic comedy about ravi patel, an almost30yearold indianamerican who enters a love triangle with the woman of his dreams. Meet the patels is a laughoutloud, reallife romantic comedy about ravi patel, an almost30yearold indianamerican who enters a love triangle between the woman of his dreams. Its very important to understand your costar before you begin a. This looks good so im going to forward this to ravi, ok. Thanks to all the audiencelove, meet the patels made it to theaters. Meet the patels order description meet the patels 2 page paper on the movie meet the patels 1st year psychology paper using topics sensation and perception do not retell the story. Sep 15, 2015 meet the patels cares most about its story and one character who evolves it. Meet the patels is a laughoutloud real life romantic comedy about ravi patel, an almost30yearold indianamerican who enters a love triangle between the woman of his dreams.
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Another movie i recently watched and loved though no sobbing was meet the patels. Within five minutes i knew i had found exactly my favorite kind of documentary. Indie focus newsletter, mark olsens weekly guide to the world of cinema. Meet the patels 2015 directed by ravi patel, geeta patel. Oh, and her last name should be patel because in india, patels usually marry other patels. This hilarious and heartwarming film reveals how love is a family. Mar 23, 2016 meet the patels is a laughoutloud real life romantic comedy about ravi patel, an almost30yearold indianamerican who enters a love triangle between the woman of his dreams. For ravi patel, a first generation indianamerican, the odds are slim. Through educational events, the little theatre provides local artists a place to share and discuss their visions with a diverse audience.
Television actor ravi patel is the subject of this funny, touching documentary about searching for an indianamerican mate under the watchful eye of his. The film explores the expectations surrounding marriage in the patels firstgeneration indian immigrant family and in wider american society. The film festival hit is an unscripted, 6year project thats. His ideal bride is beautiful, smart, funny, familyoriented, kind andin keeping with traditionindian though hopefully raised in the us. Introducing meet the patels, the best 2015 documentary that you probably havent heard of. Meet the patels cares most about its story and one character who evolves it. I knew wed obviously meet his family since dad vasant k. Meet the patels is actually one of the funniest and most honest films ive seen in quite some time because of how everyone deals with their heartbreak. Documentary meet the patels looks at arranged marriage. But this film is about the journey, not the destination. Meet the patels cast and crew cast photos and info fandango.
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