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The turn-of-the-century voyage of a poor family from rural Sicily through the "golden door" of Ellis Island and into America. On a perilous steamship journey from his Sicilian village, the widower Salvatore Mancuso encounters a ravishing, mystery-shrouded Englishwoman, Lucy, Amid a harrowing crossing, an unexpected love story unfolds all the way to the halls of Ellis Island, where both Salvatore and... See Full Description
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Art/Foreign and Drama |
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| Running Time: |
1 hr. 52 min. |
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| Release Date: |
May 25th, 2007 (limited) |
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| MPAA Rating: |
PG-13 for brief graphic nudity. . |
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| Distributors: |
Miramax Films
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| U.S. Box Office: |
$1,063,647 |
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| Critics Reviews |
Average Grade:
B
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Boston Globe, Wesley Morris
"It's so hypnotically breathtaking, you don't realize you're not breathing. By the final shot, you don't realize you're crying either, but there go the tears." more...
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Chicago Sun-Times, Teresa Budasi
"...the strength lies in the detail work rather than the larger brushstrokes of a family's immigration story..." more...
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B |
Chicago Tribune, Michael Wilmington
"...an often lyrical and moving movie..." more...
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A- |
Entertainment Weekly, Gregory Kirschling
"...a sluggish procedural on what it was like to make the journey to Ellis Island back in the day." more...
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C |
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