NUOVOMONDO
The Golden Door- Director
- Emanuele Crialese
- Country
- Italy, France
- Year
- 2005
- Genre
- Drama, History, Romance
- Scriptwriters
- Emanuele Crialese
- Cast
- Charlotte Gainsbourg, Vincenzo Amato, Aurora Quattrocchi, Francesco Casisa
- Production
- Rai Cinema [IT]
Respiro [FR]
Memento Films Production [FR]
Arte France Cinéma [FR]
Titti Film [IT]
Storyline
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.
Releases
United kingdom (29 of June 2007)
Call for proposals Distribution Selective
Year 2006
Call number 12/2005
Optimum Releasing Limited
Distribution:
OPTIMUM RELEASING LIMITED (United kingdom)
