Meet ravi patel, a single 30yearold indian american actor whose parents pull out all the stops to find him a bride, in this charming reallife romantic comedy. Meet the patels official trailer 2 2015 documentary hd youtube. 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. Lawrence toppman charlotte observer meet the patels is a funny, lightweight look at the weight of cultural traditions. A conference call with the directors of the documentary meet the patels is a family affair. 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. Jun 17, 2016 meet the patels is a romantic comedy worth the introduction.
In this divisive culture some have worked hard to establish its important to see a film that reminds us that despite our differences, we all have a lot more in common. For this is the story of a man out to find a soulmate, and the film dramatically hinges on the outcome. Sep 11, 2015 the documentary meet the patels bills itself as a reallife romantic comedy. This is the debut featurelength film from both of these directors, a sibling duo. Meet the patels lifts the veil on the modern process of arranged marriage. Meet the patels is a laugh out loud movie about a 30yearold indianamerican trying to find love in the united states, despite his parents desire for him to marry a traditional indian woman. And the patels went to greater lengths than most to get to know their audience. It embraces this notion by interspersing its subjects quest for love with clips from successful examples of the romcom genre. Meet the patels is the ultimate documentary highlighting the modern indian american experience, replete with precious quips from mom and dad patel, witty replies from their americanized adultish children, and boatloads of emotional blackmail. Fresh from producing a pbs documentary about the civil war between india and pakistan over the kashmir region, she had decided she needed to get better at shooting if she was going to make filmmaking her lifes work. And so at 30, ravi decides to break up with his american. Apr 19, 2018 another movie i recently watched and loved though no sobbing was meet the patels.
A lot has changed in just the matter of a generation, we learn from the movie. Patel follows her brother, indianamerican actor ravi v. The documentary focuses on the almost30yearolds search for love, with a little help. 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 real life romantic comedy about ravi patel, an almost30yearold indianamerican who enters a love triangle. 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. Another movie i recently watched and loved though no sobbing was meet the patels. The meet the patels movie guide questions worksheet pg 2014 resource is also available on teacherspayteachers. It had its international premiere at hot docs in april 2014 fox searchlight acquired remake rights after the documentary won the. It helps that ravi is an accomplished comedic actor with vasant and champa relentlessly showing where he got his humor from, but the situation itself is hysterical enough.
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. For ravi patel, a first generation indianamerican, the odds are slim. 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 film explores the expectations surrounding marriage in the patels firstgeneration indian immigrant family and in wider american society.
Meet the patels movie guide questions worksheet pg. This hilarious and heartwarming film reveals how love is a family affair. Follow the love life of ravi patel, an indianamerican searching for the perfect mate in meet the patels. Meet the patels is a laughoutloud real life romantic comedy about ravi patel, an almost30yearold indianamerican who enters a love triangle between the.
Rent meet the patels 2015 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. Meet the patels is a 2014 american romantic comedy documentary film directed by siblings geeta v. This is the debut feature length film from both of these directors, a sibling duo. Not only do i get to talk to ravi patel whose search for love is chronicled in a film he. Like the romcoms it emulates, the ending of meet the patels is never in doubt. Ultimately a touching, funny documentary about family and cultural forces putting. Introducing meet the patels, the best 2015 documentary that you. That would be ravi patel, a successful actor transformers. Meet the patels documentary about indian american arranged.
It had its international premiere at hot docs in april 2014. The film is also delightful when it wanders down paths that might otherwise be considered. Jul 16, 2015 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. Fleeting moments from that holiday, captured by mr. Chronicling the desperate efforts of the then29yearold actor to find a suitable indian bride, meet the patels is homemoviestyle filmmaking at its most boisterously entertaining. 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. On average, completing this movie guide will require about 3045 minutes in addition to the length of the movie. Meet the patels is a tidy, easygoing documentary in which peripheral players prove more intriguing than its central focus. Within five minutes i knew i had found exactly my favorite kind of documentary.
Geeta is known for her emotional, formpushing, and nontraditional style that merges documentary and dramatic forms. This hilarious heartwarming film reveals how love is a family affair. Documentary meet the patels looks at arranged marriage. But this film is about the journey, not the destination. What meet the patels could use is a little more meat. 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. The documentary meet the patels bills itself as a reallife romantic comedy. When geeta patel 98 travelled to india on a family vacation six years ago, she took along a camera she had just purchased. A laughoutloud real life romantic comedy about ravi patel. Meet the patels is a laughoutloud, reallife romantic comedy. Feb 22, 2016 when i decided to check out the recentlyaddedonnetflix documentary, meet the patels, what i didnt expect was such an authentic and creative approach to explaining an aspect of a culture that many americans, at least me, were not knowledgeable of, and doing so in a sweet, laughoutloud and very real way.
He has recently broken up with audrey, his american girlfriend of two. 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. In the opening minutes of meet the patels, comedian and actor ravi patel shares some important facts about himself. When i decided to check out the recentlyaddedonnetflix documentary, meet the patels, what i didnt expect was such an authentic and creative approach to explaining an aspect of a culture that many americans, at least me, were not knowledgeable of.
His ideal bride is beautiful, smart, funny, familyoriented, kind andin keeping with traditionindian though hopefully raised in the us. What his parents dont know is ravi has been in a romantic relationship with an american girl for two years. For this is the story of a man out to find a soulmate, and. If no one will release your movie the way you want it done, its up to you to do it yourself. Meet the patels is a reallife romantic comedy about ravi patel, an indian american actorcomedian who enters into a love triangle between the woman of his dreams and his parents. Meet the patels is a laughoutloud real life romantic comedy about. Sep 11, 2015 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. Meet the patels doc has the breezy feel of a scripted rom. The film portrays patels autobiographical 6 journey of trying to find an indian wife. Meet the patels works on multiple levels, offering an affably entertaining documentary about one man looking for love while posing thoughtful questions about. Meet the patels doc follows actors quest to marry a patel.
The patels interview other couples who have both followed tradition and rejected it, and their stories deserve more than a few flip remarks. How the directors of meet the patels spread the word and built their film family by tom sveen yesterday on the film independent blog, we spoke with producer jennifer dubin about the harsh realities filmmakers sometimes face when it comes to distribution. Meet the patels 2015 stream and watch online moviefone. I took it on the plane, had the instruction manual out. Geeta and her brother ravi directed the boxoffice hit meet the patels, which led to a writingdirecting deal with fox searchlight for the feature film adaptation. Meet the patels is a romantic comedy worth the introduction. Sep 17, 2015 in the opening minutes of meet the patels, comedian and actor ravi patel shares some important facts about himself. Meet the patels 2015 rotten tomatoes movie trailers.
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. Sep 11, 2015 meet the patels is a tidy, easygoing documentary in which peripheral players prove more intriguing than its central focus. We were so disappointed in ourselves and in the movie and we were blaming each other and werent. Meet the patels is on better footing in its colorful, yet loving portrait of the immediate patel family. 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.
Meet the patels discussion guide influence film club. Oct 08, 2015 follow the love life of ravi patel, an indianamerican searching for the perfect mate in meet the patels. This looks good so im going to forward this to ravi, ok. How the directors of meet the patels spread the word and. The film portrays patel s autobiographical 6 journey of trying to find an indian wife.
Meet the patels full film video independent lens pbs. Patels older sister, geeta, made up some of the earliest footage for meet the patels, a documentary which has its u. How the directors of meet the patels spread the word and built their film family. Patel, as he embarks on a quest to find a wife and make his family happy. Meet ravi patel, a single 30yearold indian american actor whose parents pull out all the stops to find him a bride. Meet the patels 2014 is available on netflix united states. Sep 11, 2015 how the directors of meet the patels spread the word and built their film family by tom sveen yesterday on the film independent blog, we spoke with producer jennifer dubin about the harsh realities filmmakers sometimes face when it comes to distribution.
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