Golden Door
Drama, History, Romance
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2006
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The story is set at the beginning of the 20th century in Sicily. Salvatore, a very poor farmer, and a widower, decides to emigrate to the US with all his family, including his old mother. Before they 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 marry someone before to arrive to Ellis Island in New York. Salvatore accepts the proposal. Once they arrive in Ellis Island they spend the quarantine period trying to pass the examinations to be admitted to the States. Tests are not so simple for poor farmers coming from Sicily. Their destiny is in the hands of the custom officers.
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Details
Runtime:
118 min
Release date:
22 Sep 2006
Country:
FR, IT
Languages:
Italian, English
Budget:
$10,000,000
Revenue:
$7,228,273
Awards:
22 wins & 29 nominations total
Top Critics Reviews
rotten:
Yes, the details are spot-on and realistic in the extreme. But we've seen them before. It's the story Crialese hangs this detail on that's weak.
– Roger Moore,
Orlando Sentinel,
13 Jul 2007
rotten:
Its minutiae don't bring a lump in the throat -- just a drumming of the fingers.
– Bruce Westbrook,
Houston Chronicle,
29 Jun 2007
fresh:
The rhythms of the movie are slow and daydreamy, but [director] Crialese delights in breaking up the realism with his protagonist's mystical -- almost madcap -- visions of the New World's abbondanza.
– David Edelstein,
New York Magazine/Vulture,
29 Jun 2007
rotten:
The film never really coheres, and although some scenes are amazing, the total is slow, ponderous and sometimes silly.
– Richard Nilsen,
Arizona Republic,
28 Jun 2007
fresh:
[Director] Crialese ends his film on an exquisite note of fantasy: an indelible image of hope and good fortune. His vision is unique; his film, strange and lovely.
– Moira MacDonald,
Seattle Times,
27 Jun 2007