Golden Door (2006)
Nuovomondo (original title)Reference View | Change View
- PG-13
- 1h 58min
- Drama, History
- 22 Sep 2006 (Italy)
- Movie
A Sicilian peasant begins the journey to the promised land and meets a beautiful Englishwoman. But neither is prepared for the harsh realities of Ellis Island. Can they make it through the golden door to the America of their dreams?
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Awards:
- 22 wins & 29 nominations.
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Cast
| Charlotte Gainsbourg | ... |
Lucy Reed
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| Vincenzo Amato | ... |
Salvatore Mancuso
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| Vincent Schiavelli | ... |
Marriage Broker - on board ship
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| Aurora Quattrocchi | ... |
Fortunata Mancuso
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| Francesco Casisa | ... |
Angelo Mancuso
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| Filippo Pucillo | ... |
Pietro Mancuso
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Federica De Cola | ... |
Rita D'Agostini
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| Isabella Ragonese | ... |
Rosa Napolitano
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| Filippo Luna | ... |
Don Ercole
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Andrea Prodan | ... |
Mister Del Fiore
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| Ernesto Mahieux | ... |
Dottor. Zampino
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Marcelo Benassi | ... |
Il Gatto
(as Paride Benassai)
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Giuseppe Sangiorgi | ... |
Uomo Olive
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Alessandra Fazzino | ... |
Santa
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Giuseppe Culino | ... |
Dottore
(as Giuseppe Cutino)
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Massimo Laguardia | ... |
Mangiapane
(as Massimo La Guardia)
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Antonio Castrignanò | ... |
Musicista 1
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Paul Perry | ... |
Ufficiale d'Immigrazione
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Enrique Piñeyro | ... |
Ufficiale Test Adulti 1
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James Murray | ... |
Ufficiale Test Adulti 2
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Pascual Condilo | ... |
Promesso di Rita
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Nicola Specchio | ... |
Musicista 2
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Aldo Abel Perez | ... |
Padre Olive
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Linda Abadi |
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Fioreal Acosta Movia |
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Lihue Acosta Movia |
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Carolina Alfonsín |
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Alfredo Allende |
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Robert Allyn | ... |
American official (voice)
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Adriana Angrisano | ... |
Italian emigrant (voice)
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Antonio Angrisano | ... |
Italian emigrant (voice)
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Cetti Arancio | ... |
Italian emigrant (voice)
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| Mariano Argento |
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Emilio Bardi |
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Tom Bocanelli | ... |
American official (voice)
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| Antonino Bruschetta | ... |
Italian emigrant (voice)
(as Nini Bruschetta)
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| Agustín Bruzzone | ... |
Italian emigrant
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Oriana Celentano | ... |
Italian emigrant (voice)
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Marcelo Chaparro |
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Doriana Chierici | ... |
Italian emigant (voice)
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Nino D'Agata | ... |
Italian emigrant (voice)
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Claudio Da Passano |
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Aldo De Martino | ... |
Italian emigrant (voice)
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Paolo De Vita | ... |
Italian emigrant (voice)
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Vincenzo Diglio | ... |
Italian emigrant (voice)
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Carlos Durañona |
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Ezequiel Díaz |
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Uisal Elvan | ... |
Foreign emigrant (voice)
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Gianni Fiore |
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Lucilia Gandolo |
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Tin Geber | ... |
Foreign emigrant (voice)
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Chiara Gioncardi | ... |
Italian emigrant (voice)
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Salvatore Gioncardi | ... |
Italian emigrant (voice)
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Ilaria Giorgino | ... |
Italian emigrant (voice)
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Lutfullah Gotkas | ... |
Foreign emigrant (voice)
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John Rockwell Harris | ... |
Immigration official
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Wolfram Hecht |
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Andrea Heinz |
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Monique Hindriks | ... |
Foreign emigrant (voice)
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| Jean-Luc Julien | ... |
Immigration Officer (voice)
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Carla Juncadella |
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Martín Lavini |
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| Paola Lelio | ... |
Italian emigrant (voice)
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Gaetano Lizzio | ... |
Italian emigrant (voice)
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Steven Luotto | ... |
American official (voice)
(as Steve Luotto)
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Alejandro Magnone |
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Giancarlo Mangione |
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Fernando Margenet | ... |
Immigration Doctor
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| Bruce McGuire | ... |
American official (voice)
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Theodore McNabney |
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Esteban Meloni |
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| Gianfranco Miranda | ... |
Italian emigrant (voice)
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Gabriel Molinelli |
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Maiorino Monica | ... |
Italian emigrant (voice)
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| Alexia Murray | ... |
American official (voice)
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Miriam Odorico |
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Enrique Papatino | ... |
Translator
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Enrique Paratino |
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Juan Pascarelli |
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Gustavo Pastorini | ... |
Italian emigrant
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Massimiliano Plinio | ... |
Italian emigrant (voice)
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Mimi Rivera |
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| Natale Russo | ... |
Examiner (voice)
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Sandra Sandrini |
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Giancarlo Scrocco |
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Martin Seldes |
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Joshua Stafford | ... |
American official (voice)
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Antonio Tallura | ... |
Italian emigrant (voice)
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| Mohamed Zouaoui | ... |
Foreign emigrant (voice)
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Directed by
| Emanuele Crialese | ||
Written by
| Emanuele Crialese | ... | () |
Produced by
| Michael André | ... | associate producer |
| Bernard Bouix | ... | executive producer |
| Tommaso Calevi | ... | executive producer |
| Diana Frey | ... | line producer |
| Pierre-Ange Le Pogam | ... | associate producer (uncredited) |
| Alexandre Mallet-Guy | ... | producer |
| Fabrizio Mosca | ... | producer |
| Riccardo Neri | ... | line producer: additional shooting Rome end sequence |
Music by
| Antonio Castrignanò | ||
Cinematography by
| Agnès Godard | ||
Editing by
| Maryline Monthieux | ||
Editorial Department
| Elisa Aboulker | ... | editor trainee |
| Rod Dean | ... | editorial consultant |
| Élodie Ichter | ... | digital intermediate editor |
| Aurélie Laumont | ... | color timer |
| Charlotte Mazzinghi | ... | intermediate color grader |
| Fabien Pascal | ... | colorist |
| Josh Rappaport | ... | post production coordinator: Miramax Films |
| Giulia Rodino | ... | assistant editor |
Casting By
| Norma Angeleri | ||
Production Design by
| Carlos Conti | ||
Art Direction by
| Graciela Oderigo | ||
| Laurent Ott | ||
| Filippo Pecoraino | ||
| Monica Sallustio | ||
Costume Design by
| Mariano Tufano | ||
Makeup Department
| Leila Benbarka | ... | makeup artist |
| Marta Blanco | ... | makeup artist |
| Maria Catalina Cangero | ... | hair stylist |
| Stefano Ceccarelli | ... | key hair stylist |
| Marzia Colomba | ... | hair stylist: Sicily |
| Ana Dillon | ... | hair stylist |
| Alessandro Durante | ... | hair stylist |
| Veronica Luongo | ... | assistant makeup artist |
| Alberto Moccia | ... | hair stylist |
| María Paula Morón | ... | hair stylist |
| Víctor Muñoz | ... | hair stylist |
| Barbara Pellegrini | ... | makeup artist |
| Aniello Piscopo | ... | hair stylist: Sicily |
| Alejandro Staricco | ... | hair stylist |
| Lorena Superville | ... | hair stylist |
| Michele Vigliotta | ... | hair stylist |
| Anabel Álvarez | ... | hair stylist |
Production Management
| Alessio Angelucci | ... | unit production manager: Italy |
| Marcantonio Borghese | ... | production manager |
| Sean Cooney | ... | post-production executive |
| Silvana Di Francesco | ... | unit manager |
| Monica Giuliani | ... | administrative manager |
| Abraham Goldblat | ... | post-production manager |
| Laura Greco | ... | unit manager |
| Jackie Ingberg | ... | production manager |
| Nicoletta Maggi | ... | assistant production in charge |
| Alejandra Marchioli | ... | assistant production manager |
| Clara Mecchi | ... | second floor manager: production accountant |
| Patrick Millet | ... | production manager |
| Edoardo Moracci | ... | unit manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Barbara Bevacqua | ... | assistant director |
| Nicolas Cambois | ... | first assistant director |
| Christian Peritore | ... | second assistant director |
| Marcello Pozzo | ... | trainee assistant director |
| David Maria Putorti | ... | first assistant director: Italy |
| Emiliano Torres | ... | assistant director |
Art Department
| Angélica Alvear | ... | property master |
| César Baez | ... | assistant prop master |
| Nilda Baez | ... | assistant prop master |
| Marcello Di Carlo | ... | set dresser |
| Maud Gircourt | ... | illustrator |
| Pilar Peredo | ... | assistant art director |
| Ana Piaggio | ... | graphic designer |
| Anna Privitera | ... | head painter |
| Fred Remuzat | ... | storyboard artist |
Sound Department
| Paolo Battisti | ... | dubbing sound |
| Nicolas Becker | ... | foley artist |
| Angelo Bonanni | ... | boom operator |
| Guadalupe Cassius | ... | assistant dialogue editor |
| Boris Chapelle | ... | assistant sound editor |
| Marc Doisne | ... | foley engineer / re-recording mixer |
| Michel Filippi | ... | adr supervisor |
| Jean-Paul Hurier | ... | re-recording mixer |
| François Lambert | ... | sound re-recording mix trainee |
| Florent Lavallée | ... | foley recordist |
| Pierre-Yves Lavoué | ... | sound mixer |
| Johann Nallet | ... | sound recordist |
| Christophe Penchenat | ... | first assistant sound |
| Caroline Reynaud | ... | assistant sound editor |
| Velislava Stoyanova | ... | second boom operator |
| Marco Streccioni | ... | sound engineer |
| Jean-Alexandre Villemer | ... | sound recordist |
| Francis Wargnier | ... | sound editor |
Special Effects by
| Stefano Corridori | ... | special effects technician |
| Tom Cundom | ... | special effects coordinator: Argentina |
Visual Effects by
| Laurent Brett | ... | digital compositor |
| Stephanie Broussaud | ... | Lustre assistant |
| Bastien Chauvet | ... | digital compositor: L'EST |
| Nicolas Daniel | ... | Lustre assistant |
| Berengere Dominguez | ... | visual effects supervisor |
| François Dupuy | ... | digital intermediate technical director |
| Sébastien Fauchère | ... | digital compositor |
| Justine Gasquet | ... | digital compositor |
| Mathilde Germi | ... | digital compositor |
| Christian Guillon | ... | visual effects producer |
| Sabine Lineres | ... | digital compositor |
| Basile Maffone | ... | digital compositor |
| Benoît Maffone | ... | digital artist |
| Christian Rajaud | ... | visual effects |
| Julien Rousseau | ... | digital compositor |
| Lee F. Sullivan | ... | pre-visualization technical director |
| Olivier Veau | ... | digital compositor |
Camera and Electrical Department
| François Berroir | ... | gaffer |
| Aníbal Cattaneo | ... | key grip |
| Luisa Cavanagh | ... | second assistant camera |
| Francesco Colangeli | ... | electrician |
| Daniele Dessena | ... | grip: re-shoots |
| Stefano Di Pasquali | ... | grip |
| Tommaso Lusena | ... | second assistant camera |
| Stefano Marino | ... | gaffer: Italy |
| Connie Martin | ... | first assistant camera (as Connie Ott) |
| Tommaso Mele | ... | key grip |
| Cristiano Sergioli | ... | gennie operator |
Casting Department
| Silvana Lopa | ... | casting assistant |
| Santiago Masip | ... | casting assistant |
| Diego Morel | ... | casting assistant |
| Fernando Szurman | ... | casting assistant: Argentina |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Nora Lia Alaluf | ... | assistant costume designer |
| Soledad Cancela | ... | assistant costume designer |
| Giorgia Guglielman | ... | trainee costume effects artist |
| Fernanda Molfese | ... | costume assistant |
| Natalia Vacs | ... | costume assistant |
Location Management
| Eugenia D'Alessio | ... | location assistant |
| Ivan Ferrandes | ... | location manager |
| Natalia Martin | ... | location manager |
| Christian Peritore | ... | location manager |
| Martin Rago | ... | location assistant (as Martín Rago) |
Music Department
| Davide Palmiotto | ... | music scoring mixer assistant |
| Marco Streccioni | ... | music scoring mixer |
Transportation Department
| Leonel Armeri | ... | transportation assistant |
| Diego Igartua | ... | transportation captain |
Additional Crew
| Ignacio Di Bitonto | ... | production assistant |
| Alice Filippi | ... | set production assistant: re-shoots |
| Ana Fraile | ... | production staff |
| Fabian Gabelli | ... | animal wrangler |
| Maria Rita Gagliano | ... | bookkeeper |
| Laurence Granec | ... | press attache: France |
| Marcello Lanza | ... | production accountant |
| Jacopo Lo Faro | ... | production assistant |
| Alessandra Lofino | ... | production coordinator |
| Martin Marquet | ... | publicist |
| Karine Menard | ... | press attache: France |
| Silvia Menozzi | ... | assistant dubbing director |
| Pablo Morgavi | ... | production coordinator |
| Laura Adriana Nicotra | ... | production delegate |
| Luca Padrini | ... | production assistant: Catania |
| Laura Saurini | ... | production assistant |
| Fernanda Selvaggi | ... | script supervisor: Sicily |
| Elisabetta Tomasso | ... | production coordinator |
| Fabrizio Corallo | ... | press and publicity (uncredited) |
Production Companies
- Rai Cinema
- Respiro
- Memento Films Production
- Arte France Cinéma
- Titti Film
- Wild Bunch (in association with)
- Canal+ (participation)
- TPS Star (with the support of)
- Westdeutscher Rundfunk (WDR) (with the support of)
- Eurimages (with the support of)
- MEDIA Programme of the European Union (with the support of)
- Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée (CNC) (with the support of)
- Arte Cofinova (in association with)
- Cofimage 16 (with the support of)
- Soficinéma (with the support of)
- Banque Populaire Images 6 (with the support of)
- Sofica Europacorp (with the support of)
- Ministero per i Beni e le Attività Culturali (MiBAC) (with the support of)
Distributors
- 01 Distribution (2006) (Italy) (theatrical)
- A-Film Distribution (2007) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- Budapest Film (2007) (Hungary) (theatrical)
- CDI Films (2008) (Argentina) (theatrical)
- Camera Film (2007) (Denmark) (theatrical)
- Cine Video y TV (2007) (Mexico) (theatrical)
- Cinema Mondo (2007) (Finland) (theatrical)
- Eco Filmes/Prisvideo (2007) (Portugal) (theatrical)
- Front Row Distributors (2007) (United Arab Emirates) (theatrical)
- Imagem Filmes (2007) (Brazil) (theatrical)
- Independenta Film (2007) (Romania) (theatrical)
- Memento Films International (2006) (France) (theatrical)
- Memento Films (2007) (France) (theatrical)
- Miramax (2007) (United States) (theatrical) (subtitled)
- Monolith Plus (2007) (Poland) (theatrical)
- Optimum Releasing (2007) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Oro Film A/S (2007) (Norway) (theatrical)
- Primer Plano Film Group (2008) (Argentina) (theatrical)
- Prokino Filmverleih (2007) (Germany) (theatrical)
- Triangelfilm (2007) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Wild Bunch (2006) (World-wide) (theatrical)
- 01 Distribution (2007) (Italy) (DVD)
- 01 Distribution (2008) (Italy) (DVD) (special edition)
- A-Film Home Entertainment (2007) (Netherlands) (DVD)
- BBC Four (2009) (United Kingdom) (tv)
- BBC Two (2012) (United Kingdom) (tv)
- Front Row Filmed Entertainment (2007) (United Arab Emirates) (Middle East)
- Golem Distribución (2007) (Spain)
- Pan Vision (2007) (Sweden) (DVD)
- Transeuropa Video Entertainment (TVE) (2008) (Argentina) (DVD)
Special Effects
- L'Etude et la Supervision des Trucages (L'E.S.T.) (visual effects)
Other Companies
- Ci.Ti.Emme Cinetel (Italian dubbing)
- Cinecittà (dubbing sound)
- Costumi d'Arte (costumes)
- L.V.T. (French subtitles)
- Neuflize (bank)
- OBC (bank)
- Sud Ovest Records (music production)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
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. Written by 1felco |
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| Taglines | A remarkable vision. A dream of a better life. A romance that would change their lives forever. See more » |
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| Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Box Office
| Budget | EUR10,000,000 (estimated) |
| Cumulative Worldwide Gross | $7,226,020, 30 Aug 2007 |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | Director Emanuele Crialese personally chose every one of the 700 extras who appeared in the film. He said he was looking for people who could evoke the same facial expressions of the actual immigrants whose photographs Crialese came across when he was researching the film. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Edited into Appunti per un viaggio alle radici dell'emigrazione vista al cinema... (2010). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Feeling good See more » |
| Quotes |
Lucy Reed:
Madam? Madam. Could you lower your voice? I have a headache. Fortunata Mancuso: Then have one! What do I care? Who does she think she is? This is the last thing I need. A journey like this ahead and she has a headache. See more » |