Friday,
June 29,
Rave Reviews about "Golden Door"
(Nuovo mondo) - In Italian
with subtitles and in English.
The
ANNOTICO Report
"The
Golden Door" is about the poignant and intimate odyssey of a simple
Sicilian farmer widower, Salvatore Mancuso, who makes the bold decision to
take his grown sons, Angelo (the handsome one) and Pietro (the deaf-mute one),
and his aged mother to the New World, not just the land of opportunity - more
like some enchanted Oz, beckoning, glowing gold. However,
what to do if his deaf-mute son is rejected by one of the grim-faced
bureaucrats that have an extensive list of reasons to bar entry.
One
of the Non-Italian passengers on board, notably, and conspicuously, there
is Lucy (Charlotte Gainsbourg), an Englishwoman with
fancy clothes and a noble air, but a sad air, too. Lucy is alone,
mysterious. She knows that she is unlikely to gain entry into the
Lucy
locks eyes with Salvatore early in the voyage. Their paths cross, their fates
entwine. Hmmmmm
Here
are comments from some of the leading Movie critics, and a hyperlink to the
full review. How many are you going to read before your
checking the show times at your local theater?? :)
Thanks to Rotten
Tomatoes:http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/golden_door/?sortby=rating&critic=columns
"Painted
onscreen in a hypnotic mix of hypercharged naturalism
and magic realism, "Golden Door" is not about the destination but the
journey," http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/movies/320762_golden22q.html
" A movie about immigration that even Lou Dobbs can
get behind. It
By
the final shot, you don
The
New York Times - AO Scott -
4/5.5
"What
makes Mr. Crialeses telling unusual, apart from
the gorgeousness of his wide-screen compositions, is that his emphasis is on
departure and transition, rather than arrival.
"Director
Emanuele Crialese (Respiro) passes no
judgments, capturing the mundane and miraculous alike.
http://ae.miami.com/entertainment/ui/miami/movie.html;jsessionid
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