Sep 10, 2015 ravi patel and his family make an emotional and spiritual journey in the documentary meet the patels. It was supposed to be me learning how to use a camera. Meet the patels is a laughoutloud real life romantic comedy about ravi patel, an almost30yearold indianamerican who enters a love triangle. Wellbalanced and intimate without being invasive, meet the patels is one of the best documentaries youll see this year and without a doubt is a film for everyone, no matter who you are. Rent meet the patels 2015 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. Meet the patels is a coproduction of 4b pictures llc and independent television service itvs with funding provided by the corporation for public broadcasting cpb.
We were so disappointed in ourselves and in the movie and we were blaming each other and werent. Meet the patels follows actor ravi patel, center, with his mother champa, left, father. What began as practice turned into meet the patels a documentary released last year that attempts to answer the question, whom do you decide to love. Meet the patels official trailer 2015 real life romantic comedy. How much of the movie meet the patels is fiction and how much is real. As meet the patels develops, its not so much the differences but rather the similarities between us all. Meet the patels official trailer 2 2015 documentary hd. Geeta and ravi patels documentary chronicles the latters efforts to find an indian bride with the help of his matchmaking parents. This hilarious and heartwarming film reveals how love is a family affair. The comedy documentary meet the patels was inspired by ravis standup comedy show on the topic of the indianamerican system of marriage and the struggles of firstgeneration immigrant families.
But this film is about the journey, not the destination. Meet the patels is a tidy, easygoing documentary in which peripheral players prove more intriguing than its central focus. It had its international premiere at hot docs in april 2014. Chronicling the desperate efforts of the then29yearold actor to find a suitable indian bride, meet the patels is home movie style filmmaking at its most boisterously entertaining. Patel has acted mainly in tv shows and movies, but has also written and directed an awardwinning feature length documentary with his sister, meet the patels. Meet the patels edwin arnaudin, asheville published 8. It too could do well in the art house circuit, but it is a documentary, so expanding wide is likely out of the question. After he breaks up with his girlfriend, ravi allows mom and dad to play matchmaker. 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. Directoractor ravi patel is known for using humor to initiate dialogue about serious issues. Meet the patels takes on tradition of arranged marriages. Jul 16, 2015 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. Meet ravi patel, a single 30yearold indian american actor whose parents pull out.
The film portrays patel s autobiographical journey of trying to find an indian wife. Meet the patels 2015 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. The meet the patels movie guide questions worksheet pg 2014 resource is also available on teacherspayteachers. Ravi vasant patel born december 18, 1978 is an american actor. After completing the short answers on the movie guide, allow 510 minutes for each essay question at the end.
Part home movie, and part romantic comedy, meet the patels is a documentary crafted by brothersister team ravi v. Meet the patels doc has the breezy feel of a scripted rom. Patel s documentary offers a sharp, often riotously funny take on the conflicts and compromises that all culturally nebulous families. A lot has changed in just the matter of a generation, we learn from the movie. Trailer 2 meet the patels synopsis 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. The family behind meet the patels takes candid talk to a. Meet the patels full film video independent lens pbs. In meet the patels, a son submits to a marriage quest. 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. She was recently visiting atist in belarus and turkey, as one of 29 filmmakers chosen for a new u. Meet the patels doc has the breezy feel of a scripted romcom. Within five minutes i knew i had found exactly my favorite kind of documentary. 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.
Patels documentary offers a sharp, often riotously funny take on the conflicts and compromises that all culturally nebulous families. This hilarious heartwarming film reveals how love is a family affair. Patel follows her brother, indianamerican actor ravi v. Shazahn padamsee for her film meet the patels exclusive interview.
Meet the patels 2014 is an american romantic comedy documentary about an indianamerican who is of gujarati origin and shows the cultural clash with his parents, focusing on marriage. The family behind meet the patels takes candid talk to a warmly. Watch meet the patels trailers and video, including teasers, extended looks, exclusive clips, footage, sneak peeks, interviews, and more on moviefone. 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 and his parents. The original title of meet the patels was one in a billion, and it referred to the chance that ravi patel the films main character, cowriter and codirector would meet his. Patel wrote, starred and codirected the comedy documentary meet the patels which is currently being adapted into a feature length. Meet the patels explores the societal pressures of marriage in a firstgeneration indian american family, but its a movie everyone can relate. That would be ravi patel, a successful actor transformers. The beginning frames, its the worst footage ever because its not supposed to be a movie, patel says. The film features ravis family and his comedic take on a sequence of events that involve his mother and his lovelife. Meet the patels is a laughoutloud real life romantic comedy about ravi patel. Sign up for the free indie focus movies newsletter. Theres a homemovie quality to meet the patels, with scenes of awkward blind dates arranged by his parents interspersed with post. Meet the patels ravi patel, geeta patel, champa patel.
With the pressure of marriage and the heavy emphasis on finding the one, many viewers may feel a great sense of relief after watching this movie and learning they are not alone with this pressure. Movies mailing list to receive updates on movies, tvseries and news of top movies. Meet the patels sneaks up on you with these mentions and subtle explorations of intraracial and interracial bias, and it does so without destroying the films light tone. Meet the patels comic documentary meet the patels takes an upclose look at one indianamerican familys attempt to find a suitable bride for their adult son. 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. Like the romcoms it emulates, the ending of meet the patels is never in doubt. Meet the patels 2014 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Toronto has the highest ratio of indian people compared to any other north american city literally more indians then caucasians. 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. The search for love is inherhent within all of us and our idea of what defines romance is all a matter of personal and cultural perspective. Meet the patels spoiler alert posted in modern ruth, single story by modernruthproject if you cant tell by now, i love movies, books, online media, etc, about relationships and dating. Meet the patels is a real life romantic comedy about ravi patel, an almost30yearold.
Jan 20, 2016 on actor ravi patels crosscultural dating documentary, meet the patels after years of watching the the trials and tribulations of white people on both the big and small screens, its about time we get a chance to hear the romantic perspective of someone else. Meet the patels 2015 trailers and clips filmmaker geeta v. Nov 29, 2019 in this reallife my big fat greek wedding, an indianamerican man who is about to turn 30 gets help from his parents and extended family so he can start looking for a wife in the traditional. 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. Meet the patels, a documentary directed by firstgeneration indianamerican siblings geeta v. Geeta patel is a writer and director of documentary and dramatic feature films. Meet the patels, a clever hybrid of documentary and romantic comedy, is a witty take on the tradition of arranged marriages, as seen through the eyes of. Meet the patels lifts the veil on the modern process of arranged marriage. Indian american filmmaker geeta patel is a writer and director of documentary and dramatic feature films. In this reallife my big fat greek wedding, an indianamerican man who is about to turn 30 gets help from his parents and extended family so he can start looking for a wife in the traditional.
The film explores the expectations surrounding marriage in the patels firstgeneration indian immigrant family and in wider american society. Ravi patel is almost 30, an actor, and, worst of all to his traditional hindu parents, still unmarried. Through and through, meet the patels is a lighthearted look at the biggest decision. Ravis directoral debut is the reallife romantic comedy meet the patels, executive produced by academy award winner geralyn dreyfous. Meet the patels trailer video independent lens pbs. Sep 11, 2015 meet the patels sneaks up on you with these mentions and subtle explorations of intraracial and interracial bias, and it does so without destroying the films light tone. Ravi is almost 30, an actor, and, worst of all to his traditional hindu parents, still unmarried. This story of a guy looking for love in many of the wrong places turns out to be one of the happiest surprises of the movie year.
Meet the patels works on multiple levels, offering an affably. On actor ravi patels crosscultural dating documentary, meet. On average, completing this movie guide will require about 3045 minutes in addition to the length of the movie. In a scene from the new documentary meet the patels, champa patel tells her son, ravi, i will just love whoever you fall in love with. Meet the patels trailer ravi is almost 30, an actor, and, worst of all to his traditional hindu parents, still unmarried. Download meet the patels 2014 full movie online in hd. New movie releases including trailers, clips, tv spots and other extra. This looks good so im going to forward this to ravi, ok. Introducing meet the patels, the best 2015 documentary that you. Meet the patels is a laughoutloud real life romantic comedy about. After he breaks up with his girlfriend, ravi allows mom and dad to play. Meet the patels movie guide questions worksheet pg 2014. Meet the patels movie guide questions worksheet pg.
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