Golden Door
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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.
Status: Released
Released Date: 2006-09-22
Runtime: 118 mins
Director: Emanuele Crialese
Spoken language: Italiano, English
Genres: History, Drama, Romance
Original title: Golden Door
Production Companies: Titti Film, Memento Films Production, ARTE France Cinéma, Respiro
Production Countries: France, Italy
Cast
Charlotte Gainsbourg
Vincenzo Amato
Aurora Quattrocchi
Francesco Casisa
Filippo Pucillo
Vincent Schiavelli
Federica De Cola
Isabella Ragonese
Massimo Laguardia
Filippo Luna
Andrea Prodan
Ernesto Mahieux
Marcelo Benassi
Giuseppe Sangiorgi
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