The Golden Door (Nuovomondo) (2006)

6.6	Listal rating
6.8	IMDB rating

(1), Drama (1), Italian (1), Historical (1), Immigrants (1), Subtitled (1), 2006 (1), Spiritual Cinema (1), Sort (1), SnP (1), Utne (1)

Description

The story is set at the beginning of XX century in Sicily. Salvatore, a very poor farmer, widower, decides to emigrate to US with all his family, including his old mother. Before to embark, they meet Lucy. She is supposed to be a British lady and wants to come back to the States. Lucy, or Luce as Salvatore calls her, for unknown reasons wants to ma ... (more)

Directed by

Emanuele Crialese

Starring (View all) :

Lucy Reed

Salvatore Mancuso

Don Luigi

Fortunata Mancuso

Angelo Mancuso

Pietro Mancuso

Rita D'Agostini

Rosa Napolitano

Don Ercole

Mister Del Fiore

Written by (View all) :

Emanuele Crialese

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Ratings of The Golden Door

6.6/10
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Alexander

Golden door is the connection between old and new.

Posted : 8 months, 1 week ago at Mar 17 14:11

''We have to arrive in America looking like princes!'' The story is set at the beginning of the 20th century in Sicily. Charlotte Gainsbourg: Lucy Reed The Golden Door is a telling and rendition of a Sicilian family's journey from the Italy to America. Salvatore, a middle-aged man who hopes for a more fruitful life, persuades his family to leave their homeland behind in Sicily, take the arduous journey across the raging seas, and inhabit a land whose rivers supposedly flow with milk. In short, they believe that by risking everything for the New World their dreams of prosperity will be answered. The imagery of the New World is optimistic, clever and highly imaginative. Silver coins rain from heaven upon Salvatore as he anticipates how prosperous he'll be in America, carrots and on...Read more

Rating : 7/10

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